Dusty
Dusty was the 3532nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 316th with 602 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 957 places. More babies were named Dusty in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,532 boys, down 498 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981602 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,131babies recorded
Dusty popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,316 | #3,532 | 9 | 32 |
| 2020 | #7,312 | #3,034 | 15 | 38 |
| 2010 | #8,005 | #2,191 | 15 | 60 |
| 2000 | #3,541 | #1,167 | 37 | 118 |
| 1990 | #2,300 | #642 | 55 | 249 |
| 1980 | #631 | #359 | 289 | 495 |
| 1970 | #1,137 | #707 | 103 | 138 |
| 1960 | #3,550 | #806 | 13 | 90 |
| 1950 | #2,946 | #1,107 | 13 | 41 |
| 1940 | — | #3,590 | — | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Dusty, counting every spelling?
Dusty has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Dusty?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dusty (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Dusty born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dusty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dusty?
About 9,700 people born in the US named Dusty are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 32 and 48. That makes Dusty mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Dusty by state
How common Dusty was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dusty: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dusty, they share its era and feel.
Dusty is also a nickname for Dustin.
Questions about the name Dusty
How popular is the name Dusty?
Dusty was the 3532nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 316th with 602 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 957 places. More babies were named Dusty in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Dusty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Dusty in the US.
Where is Dusty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Dusty was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.