The baby name Just is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jʏst/.
The baby name Just is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /jʏst/.
Just is Dutch, German, Latin in Origin.
Just is a shortened Dutch and German form of Latin Iustus, later written Justus after medieval distinction of I and J. The Latin adjective iustus, built on ius, genitive iuris, law, right, signified lawful, equitable, or righteous; as a Roman cognomen it functioned as an ethical descriptor rather than a clan name. The one-syllable form keeps the initial consonantal I/J and drops the Latin masculine ending -us.
The fuller Justus appears among early Christians, including several saints and Justus of Canterbury, first bishop of Rochester and later archbishop, who died in 627. Just became a compact vernacular form in the Low Countries and German-speaking areas, while Juste, Justo, and Giusto developed in French, Iberian, and Italian contexts. In English it remains uncommon as a given name because of the everyday word just, though the surname is recorded among German and Swiss families and in later Atlantic migration records.
| Just Jaeckin Just Jaeckin was a French film director and photographer best known for directing the 1974 film 'Emmanuelle', which became a cultural phenomenon. He also directed 'The Story of O' and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', further establishing his reputation in the genre of erotic cinema. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| LT | 0 | #88 | 1 | 949 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #150 | 2 | 2,166 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #182 | 5 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #198 | 3 | 1,904 |
| PL | 0 | #203 | 10 | 2,600 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SG | 0 | #275 | 8 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #282 | 23 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #282 | 14 | 10,560 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #288 | 2 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #293 | 2 | 3,687 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #294 | 61 | 5,096 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #321 | 15 | 6,459 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #327 | 15 | 5,378 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #328 | 5 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| NL | 0 | #371 | 21 | 2,481 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| France | Boys | 2007 | #398 | 5 | 2,758 |
| EG | 0 | #405 | 8 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #428 | 15 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #489 | 10 | 11,913 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #516 | 15 | 8,334 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #530 | 23 | 10,162 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #712 | 244 | 5,873 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #777 | 62 | 4,949 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #837 | 116 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #854 | 33 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #859 | 97 | 5,933 |
| TN | 0 | #861 | 5 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #894 | 5 | 7,053 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #929 | 31 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,091 | 21 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,192 | 8 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,228 | 7 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,565 | 50 | 28,008 |
Just is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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