Justi

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Literal meaning not recorded

Justi has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1967. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1985, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% girls, 23% boys all-time.

Babies named Justi, 1985

1 in 510,000

Justi over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Justi over time

In 1985, Justi went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19671985

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Justi: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Justi means

Justi is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Justi is used in Faroese.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 17 girls were recorded with the name Justi between 1967 and 1985. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1985; its best national rank was #7,247 in 1967.

In the United States, 5 boys were recorded with the name Justi between 1982 and 1982. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1982; its best national rank was #6,850 in 1982.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Justi?

Justi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1985, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1985: 1 in 510,000; 7 of 3,568,740 births
Among girls only: 1 in 246,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1985: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 353,381 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Justi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1985 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 353,381 children born in 1985 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Justi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Justis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Justi was born before 1974 — so the typical Justi is around 51 today.

Median birth year: 1974; About 51 years old
Biggest decade: 1980s; 41.2% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 17; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1980s — 41.2% of all recorded uses (7).

Is Justi rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1985 (7)
Years since peak: 40; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #7,247; 1967

Spellings of Justi

Justi is not the most common spelling — Justine is, with 31.0% against Justi's 0.01%.

Justine31.0%38,208
Justice15.2%18,772
Justina9.9%12,240
Judi8.4%10,351
Misti6.8%8,324
Jessi5.3%6,553
Juli5.2%6,351
Austin4.6%5,681

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Justi by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #7,247; 1967
Peak year: 1985; 7 that year
First recorded: 1967
Last recorded: 1985
All-time count: 17
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #6,850; 1982
Peak year: 1982; 5 that year
First recorded: 1982
Last recorded: 1982
All-time count: 5
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Justi

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Justy Austi Justess Hasti Justyse Justen Justien Dristi Tristi Justa Justinne Jussica Swasti Sristi Onesti Aunisti Justeena Kyrsti Justyn Aunusti Crysti Sevasti Kursti Anesti

Sibling names for Justi

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Linsey Candis Kristan Santana Chiquita Kandice Daniel Domonique

For a brother

Whitney Marques Shea Derik Derrell Brenton Antoine Darell

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