Justis
Justis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Justis (1926–1982), a rock and roll musician Walt Justis (1883–1941), a Major League Baseball pitcher
Meaning & Origin of Justis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Justis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bill Justis (1926–1982), a rock and roll musician Walt Justis (1883–1941), a Major League Baseball pitcher
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The Story of Justis
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Justis as a girl name dates back to 1993, when 9 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Justis — #3,087 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Justiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2020 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 432 Justiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Justis as a boy name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 90 newborns named Justis — #1,236 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Justiss. In the latest 2025 data it stands at #7,969 among boy names with 5 births, falling sharply (-55%). In total, more than 1K Justiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Justis
Justis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Justis's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #1,236. Use the chart and map above to compare Justis'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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