Justyn
Fewer than 500 Polish men carry it, and none were named last year, so meeting one would stick with you. From Latin, it means "just" or "righteous", the male counterpart to the far more common Justyna.
Justyn Pronunciation
Justyn is pronounced YOOS-tihn (/ˈjustɨn/).
What Justyn means
Where Justyn comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Justyn begins in Latin, in the word iustus, meaning just or righteous. The Roman name Justinus grew from it, and Justyn is the Polish form that reached us down that line. Its short meaning in Polish is sprawiedliwy, the person who gives each one their due.
One of the earliest people to carry the name was Justyn Męczennik, known in English as Justin Martyr. He was a second-century philosopher who wrote defenses of the young Christian faith and was executed in Rome around 165. The Church keeps his memory on the first of June, and that is the day Justyn celebrates his name-day.
The name also has close relatives. Justyna is the feminine form, common in Poland, and Justina appears as an older variant. On a school register you might find a Justyn seated a row from a Justyna, the two names drawn from one Latin root. The root does not move: iustus, the just.
When Justyn celebrates name day
Justyn appears 6 times in the Polish name day calendar, 3 of them as a main name, the first on 14 April.
The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Justyn
1 in 46607 men in Poland is named Justyn. 458 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1382 among male names.
Justyn's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been falling steadily since 2000.
Justyn as a middle name
Justyn is a first name for 458 men in Poland and a middle name for another 566, a 45/55 split, almost evenly. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 301st, between Nicholas (567) and Arthur (565).
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#299 Lukas570
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#300 Nicholas567
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#301 Justyn566
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#302 Arthur565
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#303 Jaromir563