Justice is an English virtue name, the word itself, from the Latin iustitia, "fairness" or "righteousness". Virtue names were a Puritan tradition in colonial America, and Justice has found new life as a unisex name, used slightly more often for boys. It ranked number 390 in 2000, peaked at number 332 in 2002 and has declined gradually since, leaving the top 1000 in 2024 and standing at number 1113 in 2025.