Rusty
Rusty was the 2384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 328th with 576 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 290 places. More babies were named Rusty in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,384 boys, up 1,516 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961576 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,367babies recorded
Rusty popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 565 since 1934.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,384 | 58 |
| 2020 | #3,900 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,720 | 45 |
| 2000 | #1,625 | 73 |
| 1990 | #608 | 273 |
| 1980 | #355 | 505 |
| 1970 | #416 | 384 |
| 1960 | #343 | 514 |
| 1950 | #694 | 98 |
| 1940 | #2,066 | 13 |
| 1930 | #3,940 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rusty, counting every spelling?
Rusty has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rusty?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rusty (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rusty 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 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rusty.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rusty?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Rusty are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 40 and 63. That makes Rusty 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.
Rusty by state
How common Rusty was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 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 Rusty: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rusty, they share its era and feel.
Rusty is also a nickname for Russell.
Questions about the name Rusty
How popular is the name Rusty?
Rusty was the 2384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 328th with 576 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 290 places. More babies were named Rusty in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Rusty a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rusty in the US.
Where is Rusty most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rusty was most common in Hawaii (0.45 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Florida.