Given name & surname
Justina
“one who is just and upright”
Justina is a variant of Justine. In Latin use, Justine carries the interpretation “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Justina 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
Justina connects to the Justin name family through Justine. An origin associated with Justin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Justina is a feminine form of Justinus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Justina 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
Justina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,246
- 6 boys · 12,240 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 450 babies
- 2025
- 36
- #4,030 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,030 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 444 in 1990. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,204 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.
Justina’s family of names
In Latin usage, Justina is a feminine form of Justinus. In German usage, Justina has a related form in Justine. In Portuguese usage, Justina has a conventional equivalent in the English form Justine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Justina has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 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 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Justinohas masculine form
- Giustinaequivalent
- JustynaPolish
- Justaequivalent
- Jestinaequivalent
- Yustynaequivalent
- Justīneequivalent
- Justiinaequivalent
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People named Justina
- Justina MachadoAmerican actressborn 1972
- Justina Di StasioCanadian wrestlerborn 1992
- Justina ValentineAmerican television host, rapper and singerborn 1987
- Justina RobsonBritish writerborn 1968
- Justina MikulskytėLithuanian tennis playerborn 1996
- Justina Tiana EyakpobeyanNigerian athlete (born 2006)
- Justina Vail EvansBritish actress (born 1963)
- Justina FordAmerican physician (1871–1952)
- Justina EzeNigerian diplomat and politician
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