boy's name

Justo

  • Origin Spanish
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 1,817

Justo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Justo is a name of Spanish origin.
  • Peaked in 1986, when 31 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1890.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Justo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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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Births named Justo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1900s 5
1910s 71
1920s 102
1930s 95
1940s 127
1950s 153
1960s 192
1970s 213
1980s 248
1990s 218
2000s 152
2010s 93
2020s (to 2025) 63

How popular is Justo?

In 2025, Justo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Justo is used

France #2,235 5 in 1972
United States #9,676 8 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Justo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Justo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Justo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Justo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Justo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Justo

How popular is the name Justo?

In 2025, Justo was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Justo a girl's or a boy's name?

Justo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Justo?

Justo has 2 syllables.

When was Justo most popular?

Justo peaked in 1986, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Justo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Justo currently ranks #9,676 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.