Justice

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A few things about Justice you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Justice

Justice Smith

American actor

Choose Justice and your child shares a first name with Justice Smith, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Justice, like who?” Justice Smith's Wikipedia article is available in 29 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,850 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Justice, 193 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Justice would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJustice has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Justices, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1996, when it ranked #320. Today it's #1,112, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJustice was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 2,994 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 8,850.
• 🍂TrendJustice has slipped 455 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,112. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJustice is most popular in Kentucky, where it ranks #625, followed by Georgia (#650) and Colorado (#680). It's in the top 1,000 in 10 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlJustice is given to both boys and girls: 54% of the 355 babies named Justice in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Justice means “justice”.

About the name Justice

Justice is a gender-neutral name of Latin origin meaning “justice”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ice”. US birth records list Justice for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 111 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #320 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,112, with 193 babies. Of the 355 US babies named Justice in 2025, 46% were girls and 54% were boys.

Origin:Latin names