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Justine

Pronounced JH AH0 S T IY1 N (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1988
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Justine?

Justine is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 40,678 children — the 635th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1988, when 1,591 children were given it.

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1988Girls: 1,591Boys: 159

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH AH0 S T IY1 N
Stress pattern:
01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Justine

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Justine

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Justine?
Justine ranks 635th among girls' names in US records, with 40,678 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 677.
Is Justine a unisex name?
No. Justine is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Justine most popular?
1988, when 1,591 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.