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Justus

/ˈdʒʌstəs/ · 92% boys · 86 born in 2025

Justus has been given to about 9,958 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdʒʌstəs/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 8,997
Median age today20 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Justus per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 336
  • Born in 202586
  • All time9,958

How popular is Justus?

Its best year was 2002, when 336 babies were given the name, ranking 647th. The typical living American called Justus is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Justus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Julius0.70
  2. Jesus0.68
  3. Junius0.70
  4. Augustus0.64
  5. Rufus0.62
  6. Justin0.57
  7. Lucius0.57
  8. Justyn0.57

Middle names for Justus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Justus Paul0.77
  2. Justus Lee0.77
  3. Justus Dean0.76
  4. Justus Blake0.76
  5. Justus Bryce0.76
  6. Justus Wade0.76

Sibling names for Justus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.97
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.97
  3. Tracebrother · 0.97
  4. Alonsobrother · 0.97
  5. Hanasister · 0.96
  6. Ilianasister · 0.95

Where Justus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Florida0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Justus Anderson0.77
  2. Justus White0.72
  3. Justus Reyes0.72
  4. Justus Moore0.72
  5. Justus Lee0.72
  6. Justus Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Justus

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Justus across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.