Given name
Justan
“one who is just and upright”
Justan is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Justan is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Justan is a variant of Justin. An origin associated with Justin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Justan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 532
- 532 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 32 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 boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 32 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 464 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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