Justice
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Justice: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2009.
The name Justice directly enters English from the Old French *justice*, rooted in the Latin *justitia*, meaning "uprightness" or "equity." As a virtue name, it has been used sparingly since the Protestant Reformation, but saw a notable rise in Scotland and the wider English-speaking world from the 1990s onward, likely influenced by its strong, principled sound. Famous bearers are rare in history, though the name evokes figures such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the pioneering US Supreme Court justice, whose surname became a cultural shorthand for fairness. There is no major place named directly after a person called Justice, but the word itself appears in toponyms like Justice, Illinois, sharing the same root. The name is distinctly unisex in modern Scotland, given to roughly equal numbers of boys and girls, and carries a modern, aspirational weight that feels both timeless and contemporary.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20093 babies
- Latest (2009)
- #6263 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2009
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y