Given name
Justy
“one who is just and upright”
Justy is a variant of Justine. In Latin use, Justine carries the interpretation “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Justy 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
Justy connects to the Justin name family through Justine. 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 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Justy 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
Justy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 5 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 1990. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 164 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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