Given name & surname
Justino
“one who is just and upright”
Justino is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Justino is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Justino 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 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Justino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,148
- 1,148 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 30 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,170 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,170 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 4.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,884 as a first name in 2020; 214 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.
Justino’s family of names
Justino has a related form in Justin. In Portuguese usage, Justino has a conventional equivalent in the English form Justin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Justino
- Patriarch Iustin of Romania4th patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, from 1977 to 1986 (1910-1986)
- Justinus van NassauDutch noble (1559-1631)
- Justino DíazPuerto Rican opera singerborn 1939
- Justino de AzcárateSpanish politician and lawyer (1903-1989)
- Justino VictorianoAngolan basketball player (born 1974)
- Justino de Neve1625–1685
- Justino Zavala MunisUruguayan journalist and writer (1898-1968)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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