Justice Boy & girl
How popular is Justice?
#1,359 girl name in 2025
162 baby girls were named Justice in the US in 2025, making it the 1359th most popular girl name. Another 193 boys got the name (#1,112 for boys).
Justice popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,359 for girls (▼ 194 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 162 girls, 193 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-77% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #449 in 2015, #572 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (1,046 girls) |
| Highest rank | #261 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 48% boys, 52% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Justice counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Justice family of names ranked #1,029 for girls in 2025 (#924 the year before), with 194 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Justice | 162 | 84% |
| Justyce | 32 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Justice is most popular
Babies named Justice per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.6 per 1,000 (27 girls)
- Louisiana: 0.5 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Georgia: 0.5 per 1,000 (106 girls)
- Alabama: 0.4 per 1,000 (40 girls)
- Tennessee: 0.3 per 1,000 (55 girls)
Justice by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38 | #5,514 |
| 1980s | 104 | #3,667 |
| 1990s | 4,695 | #261 |
| 2000s | 5,817 | #402 |
| 2010s | 6,280 | #420 |
| 2020s | 1,838 | #572 |
Girl names about as popular as Justice
Questions
- Is Justice a boy or girl name?
- Justice is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 48% of babies named Justice were boys and 52% were girls.
- How popular is the name Justice?
- 162 baby girls were named Justice in the US in 2025, making it the 1359th most popular girl name. Another 193 boys got the name (#1,112 for boys).
- When was Justice most popular?
- Justice peaked in 1995, when 1,046 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #261 in 1995.
- How many people are named Justice?
- 38,674 babies have been named Justice in the US since 1880. We estimate about 37,840 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Justice most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Justice was most common in Mississippi, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.