Girls' name · peaked in 1987
Justine name popularity since 1925
38,059 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Justine (93.7% girls, 6.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1988 or earlier, so the typical Justine is about 38 years old in 2026. Justine peaked in 1987 as the #176 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,059
- Named Justine, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,741 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 93.7% girls
- 35,669 girls · 2,390 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 1.95× its national share
Peak year is the year Justine made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Justine births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1988. Measured as a share of all babies, Justine peaked in 1987.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Justine became 5× more common, from 1 in 5,430 baby girls to 1 in 1,100.
- Steepest fall: Between 1996 and 2001, its share of baby girls fell by 57%, from 1 in 1,600 to 1 in 3,740.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Justine's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Justine.
Decade by decade
Babies named Justine in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 786 | 13 | – |
| 1930s | 1,232 | 11 | #698 |
| 1940s | 1,330 | 6 | #663 |
| 1950s | 1,375 | 0 | #962 |
| 1960s | 3,003 | 24 | #532 |
| 1970s | 2,745 | 246 | #641 |
| 1980s | 9,078 | 1,036 | #266 |
| 1990s | 10,908 | 690 | #290 |
| 2000s | 3,783 | 287 | #801 |
| 2010s | 1,166 | 72 | #1,966 |
| 2020–25 | 263 | 5 | #3,741 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.6% of babies named Justine from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Justine is most popular
The index compares Justine's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Justine.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 1.95× | 4,806 |
| Massachusetts | 1.84× | 1,425 |
| New Jersey | 1.73× | 1,545 |
| New Mexico | 1.73× | 311 |
| California | 1.72× | 5,926 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Justine's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Justine.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Justine (1987).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data