Meaning of the nameJustina
- Female
- Latin origin
- Jus-ti-na
Justina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Justino, which comes from iustus, 'just'.
- People (2022)
- 6,795
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,210
- Median age
- 65 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,374
- people
Justina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Justina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (1,914 people).
6,761 women 34 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Justina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Justina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.010%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.009%
- Tocantins 0.009%
- Santa Catarina 0.007%
- Mato Grosso 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 943 | 0.009% |
| São Paulo | 861 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 762 | 0.005% |
| Paraná | 547 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 534 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 439 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 426 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 321 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 251 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 237 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 225 | 0.003% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 207 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 178 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 139 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 130 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 105 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 96 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 69 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 64 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 59 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 49 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 44 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 44 | 0.003% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 18 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 18 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Justina
Wiktionary records Justina as a learned borrowing from Latin Iūstīna, with Justino as the masculine form. In the entry for Iustinus, Wiktionary explains the male name as derived from iūstus, 'just, correct', with the suffix -īnus, and gives Iūstīna as the feminine. Behind the Name also presents Justina as the feminine form of Iustinus, used in Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,795 people named Justina, with a median age of 65. The name is almost always female, most frequent among women born before 1970 and, proportionally, most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Justina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Iustinus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Justina · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Justina
What does the name Justina mean?
Justina means “feminine form of Justino, from Latin iustus, 'just'”, according to Wiktionary.
How many people are named Justina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,795 people with the first name Justina, which ranks it number 2,210 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Justina a boy's or a girl's name?
Justina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 6,761 women and 34 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Justina?
Justina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Justina most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.010% of the state's population is named Justina (321 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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