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Justus

“Just, fair, or righteous” — Latin origin

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

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

Around the world: about 1 in 9,100 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 19,000 boys in Austria (2025).

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

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 — fictional human
• Justus — OFF
• Justus Hampel — The Blue Paradise

What Justuses become

Among 671 notable people named Justus:

Lawyers & judges appear 3.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Justus Lipsius, Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606).

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

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