Justin Name Popularity

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How popular is Justin?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Justin, ranked the 141st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Justin has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #7 was reached in 1988 with 35,042 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Justin was less than 5, most recently in 1887.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Justin occurred roughly during the years 1906-1915, 1951-1961, and 1964-1982, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1988-2005, and 2006-2017.

For a number of years, the name Justin has been spiralling downward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Justin for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Justin?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Justin is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Justin is much less frequently used as a given name.

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		Justin (Girl)		Justin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,787	141
2017		< 5	--	3,134	127
2016		6	15,176	3,558	112
2015		5	17,688	3,714	110
2014		5	17,735	4,029	96
2013		10	10,588	4,868	85
2012		16	7,614	5,893	74
2011		13	8,867	7,115	59
2010		11	10,090	7,846	50
2009		16	7,862	8,624	46
2008		21	6,439	9,357	44
2007		16	7,894	10,045	45
2006		16	7,656	9,969	45
2005		19	6,398	10,512	36
2004		50	3,098	11,875	30
2003		30	4,350	13,651	27
2002		33	3,924	14,903	22
2001		37	3,587	16,231	22
2000		48	2,958	17,783	19
1999		51	2,714	18,276	20
1998		50	2,711	17,971	20
1997		36	3,257	18,744	20
1996		58	2,295	20,008	20
1995		79	1,809	21,579	18
1994		64	2,133	20,937	20
1993		74	1,908	21,537	20
1992		87	1,723	23,612	18
1991		107	1,479	26,790	14
1990		138	1,219	30,641	9
1989		198	915	32,843	8
1988		241	781	35,042	7
1987		253	716	31,492	9
1986		244	728	26,629	14
1985		182	882	25,543	15
1984		180	852	26,766	13
1983		217	751	28,301	12
1982		201	803	29,107	12
1981		182	854	27,311	12
1980		161	930	26,756	13
1979		127	1,080	17,404	22
1978		118	1,108	14,195	28
1977		67	1,600	12,016	30
1976		67	1,527	10,155	33
1975		66	1,536	8,893	37
1974		39	2,109	7,430	43
1973		39	2,073	6,076	51
1972		26	2,702	4,972	60
1971		19	3,418	3,059	103
1970		26	2,738	2,384	138
1969		17	3,378	1,666	167
1968		12	4,102	1,109	211
1967		8	5,174	626	292
1966		< 5	--	506	336
1965		< 5	--	460	354
1964		< 5	--	492	354
1963		< 5	--	500	348
1962		< 5	--	512	348
1961		< 5	--	485	362
1960		< 5	--	360	419
1959		< 5	--	346	429
1958		< 5	--	303	450
1957		< 5	--	299	446
1956		< 5	--	279	456
1955		< 5	--	248	469
1954		< 5	--	210	501
1953		< 5	--	172	542
1952		< 5	--	175	531
1951		< 5	--	135	599
1950		< 5	--	128	605
1949		< 5	--	173	507
1948		< 5	--	138	569
1947		< 5	--	148	553
1946		< 5	--	141	540
1945		< 5	--	122	541
1944		< 5	--	106	596
1943		< 5	--	105	617
1942		< 5	--	107	609
1941		< 5	--	93	633
1940		< 5	--	84	663
1939		< 5	--	91	609
1938		< 5	--	84	654
1937		< 5	--	72	709
1936		< 5	--	61	784
1935		< 5	--	71	728
1934		< 5	--	68	742
1933		< 5	--	99	585
1932		< 5	--	83	672
1931		< 5	--	77	685
1930		< 5	--	113	563
1929		< 5	--	108	576
1928		< 5	--	121	557
1927		< 5	--	139	520
1926		< 5	--	125	544
1925		< 5	--	132	534
1924		< 5	--	161	489
1923		5	5,325	122	568
1922		< 5	--	140	528
1921		< 5	--	137	533
1920		< 5	--	107	610
1919		< 5	--	156	480
1918		< 5	--	144	498
1917		< 5	--	142	482
1916		< 5	--	123	513
1915		< 5	--	122	505
1914		< 5	--	81	552
1913		< 5	--	60	561
1912		< 5	--	67	483
1911		< 5	--	25	620
1910		< 5	--	18	721
1909		< 5	--	14	787
1908		< 5	--	18	622
1907		< 5	--	15	686
1906		< 5	--	14	662
1905		< 5	--	15	625
1904		< 5	--	16	579
1903		< 5	--	12	678
1902		< 5	--	9	829
1901		< 5	--	8	812
1900		< 5	--	18	594
1899		< 5	--	9	754
1898		< 5	--	16	530
1897		< 5	--	13	597
1896		< 5	--	17	511
1895		< 5	--	6	1,030
1894		< 5	--	15	529
1893		< 5	--	14	523
1892		< 5	--	7	909
1891		< 5	--	8	736
1890		< 5	--	13	551
1889		< 5	--	8	756
1888		< 5	--	9	729
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	8	728
1885		< 5	--	9	674
1884		< 5	--	6	917
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	7	748
1880		< 5	--	8	715

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.