How Many People Are Named Justice?
An estimated 37,400 people in the United States have the first name Justice. It is used for both genders, with 51.4% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Justice peaked in popularity in 1996 with 1,689 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Justice as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Justice paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Justice is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
37,400
About 1 in 9,165 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
51.4% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1996
1,689 births
Total Registered
38,299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Justice
Justice is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (51.4%) and females (48.6%). Out of 38,299 total births registered, 19,702 were male and 18,597 were female.
Justice as a male name
Ranked #1,079 in 2024
201 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (832 births)
Justice as a female name
Ranked #1,164 in 2024
206 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (1,046 births)
Justice: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Justice span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 12,747 babies were registered. Justice has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Justice by Decade
How has Justice tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Justice by State
Birth registrations for Justice span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Maine, Rhode Island. On average, about 709 Justices were registered per state.
Justice + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Justice as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Justice
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Justice: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Justice?
We estimate approximately 37,400 people named Justice are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,165 Americans share this first name.
Is Justice a common name?
Justice is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 38,299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Justice most popular?
Justice reached peak popularity in 1996, when 1,689 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Justice is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Justice a male name?
Justice is predominantly male. 51.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Justice Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Justice Smith, Justice Johnson, Justice Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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