How Many People Are Named Dusty?
people named Dusty are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 24,449 people in the US has this name
Based on 15,131 babies named Dusty in Social Security records from 1927 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
831 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a nickname originally given to people perceived as being dusty. It is also used a diminutive of DUSTIN. A famous bearer was British singer Dusty Springfield (1939-1999), who acquired her nickname as a child.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Dusty, 30.2% were girls and 69.8% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1940s: 34.3% of the babies were girls then and 30.4% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Dusty alive today is about 41 years old, and 72% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 32 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Dusty first appears in the records in 1927 and was given most often in 1981, to 831 babies. In 2025, 41 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1927 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Dusty has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #316, in 1981. In 2025 it ranked #3,531. Among girls, its best rank was #583, in 1976.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,531 | #10,312 |
| Best rank | #316 (1981) | #583 (1976) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #433 in the 1980s | #805 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Dusty alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Dusty were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,861 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Dusty was given 5.4 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.9 times in Arkansas and 2.7 times in Idaho.
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