girl's name
Justine
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- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 145,199
Northern Ireland
#386
2000 births
Justine means just or fair, from the Latin word behind justice — and it ranks 407th in France against 3738th in the United States, which is one of the widest market splits anywhere in this group.
- Justine is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1992, when 5,395 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 4,535 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Justine over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2,865 |
| 1910s | 1,680 |
| 1920s | 1,400 |
| 1930s | 775 |
| 1940s | 485 |
| 1950s | 450 |
| 1960s | 275 |
| 1970s | 690 |
| 1980s | 12,595 |
| 1990s | 40,370 |
| 2000s | 23,320 |
| 2010s | 8,635 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,370 |
What Justine means
Justine means just, fair or upright. The Latin iustus is the ordinary adjective for it, and the name applies it directly as a description of character.
Where Justine comes from
Justine is the French feminine of Justin, from the Latin Iustinus, a derivative of iustus — just, lawful or upright, and the root of justice, judge and jury. Justinian, the sixth-century emperor, gave his name to the codification of Roman law that European legal systems still descend from. Saint Justina of Padua carried the feminine. The Marquis de Sade's 1791 novel Justine used the name ironically for a virtuous heroine, which did the name no lasting harm in France.
Justine in use
Justine peaked in France in 1992, when 5,395 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in three of the seven markets we track, at 407th in France on 130 births and 3738th in the United States on 40, across 145,199 lifetime births. That gap of more than three thousand places is among the widest market splits in this group.
How popular is Justine?
In 2025, Justine was given to 130 babies in France, ranking #407 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Justine is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Justine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Justine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Justine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Justine in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Justine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Justine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Justine
What does the name Justine mean?
Just or fair — the Latin iustus, the root of justice.
Is Justine the feminine of Justin?
Yes, the French feminine.
Is it related to Justinian?
Same root. Justinian codified Roman law, which European legal systems still descend from.
How popular is Justine?
407th in France against 3738th in the United States — one of the widest splits in this group.
Is Justine a girl's or a boy's name?
Justine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Justine?
Justine has 2 syllables.
Is Justine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Justine currently ranks #407 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.