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Justus

Boy's name · #1952 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Justus reached its best rank, #589, in 1880 and ranked #1952 in 2025. About 9,100 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Justus ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,540 in Austria (2025) · #2,281 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,032 in Canada (2024).

Famous Justuses

• Justus von Liebig — German chemist (1803–1873)
• Justus Lipsius — Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547–1606)
• Justus — 7th-century missionary, Archbishop of Canterbury, and saint
• Justus van Gent — Flemish painter (1430–1480)
• Justus Dahinden — Swiss architect (1925–2020)

In stories & tradition

• Justus Ward — General Hospital (TV series)
• Justus — OFF (video game)
• Justus Hampel — The Blue Paradise (musical stage work)

What Justuses become

Among 671 notable people named Justus:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Justus Lipsius, Philosopher (1547–1606).

Similar names: Augustin · Justice · Henri · Marius · Linus · Lucius

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