Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Justus*

#1,183 most common boys' name of all time · #2,819 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1880–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#1,183
Rank overall
#2,819 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
124 of 146
All-time
9,958
Since 2016
1,803
Peak year
2002 #647
Best rank
#589 1880
Girls Boys peak 336/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Justus is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 79 86 #1,942
2024 9 90 99 #1,811
2023 15 146 161 #1,309
2022 6 141 147 #1,331
2021 17 174 191 #1,154
2020 19 168 187 #1,155
2019 18 193 211 #1,058
2018 23 215 238 #965
2017 24 203 227 #997
2016 20 236 256 #913
2015 25 262 287 #860
2014 21 278 299 #817
2013 30 270 300 #811
2012 23 291 314 #779
2011 22 251 273 #850
2010 25 250 275 #845
2009 32 289 321 #784
2008 31 278 309 #788
2007 20 300 320 #746
2006 25 294 319 #731
2005 39 277 316 #730
2004 36 258 294 #732
2003 32 225 257 #776
2002 39 297 336 #647
2001 30 261 291 #690
2000 35 255 290 #692
1999 24 257 281 #665
1998 19 231 250 #718
1997 18 236 254 #684
1996 39 248 287 #666
1995 43 219 262 #721
1994 39 162 201 #841
1993 8 109 117 #1,061
1992 — 87 87 #1,199
1991 — 60 60 #1,467
1990 — 43 43 #1,813
1989 — 38 38 #1,924
1988 — 29 29 #2,151
1987 — 41 41 #1,659
1986 — 23 23 #2,370
1985 — 42 42 #1,546
1984 — 30 30 #1,846
1983 — 54 54 #1,254
1982 — 46 46 #1,398
1981 — 41 41 #1,503
1980 — 52 52 #1,295
1979 — 37 37 #1,576
1978 — 39 39 #1,490
1977 — 36 36 #1,546
1976 — 39 39 #1,431
1975 5 29 34 #1,707
1974 — 35 35 #1,475
1973 — 18 18 #2,222
1972 — 19 19 #2,092
1971 — 11 11 #2,980
1970 — 5 5 #4,754
1969 — 6 6 #3,960
1967 — 6 6 #3,576
1966 — 8 8 #3,006
1965 — 13 13 #2,285
1964 — 9 9 #2,871
1963 — 11 11 #2,552
1961 — 12 12 #2,424
1959 — 5 5 #4,016
1958 — 13 13 #2,276
1957 — 6 6 #3,574
1956 — 11 11 #2,502
1955 — 5 5 #3,915
1954 — 9 9 #2,760
1953 — 7 7 #3,161
1952 — 9 9 #2,693
1951 — 13 13 #2,142
1950 — 6 6 #3,348
1949 — 10 10 #2,463
1948 — 6 6 #3,337
1947 — 14 14 #2,084
1946 — 9 9 #2,547
1945 — 21 21 #1,451
1944 — 12 12 #2,091
1943 — 8 8 #2,747
1942 — 10 10 #2,401
1941 — 8 8 #2,686
1940 — 8 8 #2,686
1939 — 11 11 #2,170
1938 — 11 11 #2,196
1937 — 10 10 #2,347
1936 — 13 13 #1,976
1935 — 8 8 #2,733
1934 — 11 11 #2,275
1933 — 12 12 #2,111
1932 — 12 12 #2,202
1931 — 11 11 #2,339
1930 — 14 14 #2,087
1929 — 13 13 #2,214
1928 — 15 15 #2,059
1927 — 16 16 #2,051
1926 — 17 17 #1,913
1925 — 17 17 #1,940
1924 — 22 22 #1,682
1923 — 25 25 #1,510
1922 — 28 28 #1,401
1921 — 28 28 #1,416
1920 — 26 26 #1,462
1919 — 27 27 #1,391
1918 — 24 24 #1,500
1917 — 28 28 #1,295
1916 — 25 25 #1,382
1915 — 26 26 #1,312
1914 — 22 22 #1,265
1913 — 22 22 #1,080
1912 — 11 11 #1,539
1911 — 6 6 #1,560
1910 — 5 5 #1,614
1903 — 7 7 #940
1902 — 5 5 #1,162
1901 — 8 8 #802
1897 — 5 5 #1,089
1894 — 5 5 #1,096
1890 — 5 5 #1,023
1885 — 6 6 #852
1884 — 6 6 #875
1882 — 9 9 #666
1881 — 5 5 #879
1880 — 11 11 #589