Given name & surname
Justen
“one who is just and upright”
In English use, Justen has a related form in Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Justen has a related form in Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Justen has a related form in 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Justen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,061
- 4,056 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 197 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #7,937 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,937 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 197 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,315 as a first name in 2020; 543 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Justen’s family of names
In English usage, Justen has a related form in Justin. In German usage, Justen as a surname has a related form in Jüsten.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Justen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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