Justi
Justi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Carl Justi (1832–1912), German art historian Ferdinand Justi (1837–1907), German linguist and Orientalist Johann Heinrich Gottlob Justi (1717–1771), German political economist
Meaning & Origin of Justi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Justi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Carl Justi (1832–1912), German art historian Ferdinand Justi (1837–1907), German linguist and Orientalist Johann Heinrich Gottlob Justi (1717–1771), German political economist
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The Story of Justi
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Justi as a girl name dates back to 1967, when 5 babies received it. 1985 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Justi — #8,317 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Justi on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Justi last appeared in the published SSA data in 1985, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Justi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 5 births, good for #6,387 nationwide. Justi last appeared in the published SSA data in 1982, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Justi
Justi is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Justi's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #8,317. Use the chart and map above to compare Justi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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