Given name & surname
Justa
“one who is just and upright”
Justa is a variant of Justine. In Latin use, Justine carries the interpretation “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Justa is a variant of Justine. In Latin use, Justine carries the interpretation “one who is just and upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Justa connects to the Justin name family through Justine. An origin associated with Justin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Slovak usage, Justa is a diminutive of Justína. In Czech usage, Justa is a diminutive of Justýna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Justa is a variant of Justine. The history of Justine gives this family its wider story. Lawrence Durrell’s novel Justine may have helped draw attention to the name in Britain from the 1960s onward.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Justa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 204
- 0 boys · 204 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,117 as a first name in 2020; 116 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Justa’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Justa has a diminutive in JUSTKA. Justa has a related form in Justine. In Spanish usage, Justa has a conventional equivalent in the French form Juste.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Justa has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Justa
- Justa FreireSpanish teacher (1896–1965)
- Justa CanaviriBolivian celebrity chef and human rights activistborn 1963
- Justa Holz-MänttäriFinnish translation scholarborn 1936
- Justa Montero CorominasSpanish activistborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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