Dustin

Last seen for girls in 2009 at #15,242 · #728 for boys in 2025, 365 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1985 · 10,439 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
23 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
208,341
since 1916

Dustin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #41, 1985boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#728365
2024—#687395
2023—#695382
2022—#629442
2021—#622444
2020—#653404
2019—#567491
2018—#522543
2017—#529535
2016—#531554
2015—#503577
2014—#434697
2013—#431674
2012—#377800
2011—#370804
2010—#353869
2009#15,2426#3161,008
2008—#3011,103
2007—#2721,263
2006—#2581,338
2005#13,0107#2321,477
2004#6,76817#2231,554
2003#15,7845#2071,769
2002#15,4325#1891,982
2001—#1582,424
2000#10,7458#1482,621
1999#10,3458#1332,844
1998—#1083,445
1997#7,74211#884,277
1996#4,73921#794,874
1995#5,67716#625,921
1994#5,98415#566,459
1993#4,99819#596,310
1992#4,52822#586,798
1991#4,20824#567,383
1990#3,43631#508,457
1989#2,47846#489,715
1988#1,55185#489,337
1987#1,59178#4410,108
1986#1,241110#4210,317
1985#1,50581#4110,439
1984#1,35588#4110,403
1983#1,28395#439,678
1982#1,48980#429,551
1981#1,261102#429,350
1980#1,57074#448,416
1979#1,85757#624,899
1978#2,47435#684,177
1977#2,38137#813,477
1976#2,48632#823,212
1975#2,81126#962,677
1974#3,55818#1212,197
1973#2,50629#1531,616
1972#3,06221#1651,561
1971#3,06222#1811,471
1970#3,43518#2021,285
1969#3,61915#271758
1968#3,31516#369448
1967—#1,01851
1966—#1,02750
1965—#1,02052
1964—#1,21940
1963—#1,17543
1962—#1,04653
1961—#1,15646
1960—#1,05853
1959—#1,24739
1958—#1,83819
1957—#1,38832
1956—#1,51127
1955—#1,15442
1954—#1,36131
1953—#1,63022
1952—#1,46127
1951—#1,51924
1950—#1,61521
1949—#1,29731
1948—#1,55922
1947—#1,31631
1946—#1,38226
1945—#1,29626
1944—#1,73816
1943—#2,18212
1942—#2,26811
1941—#2,8727
1940—#1,89414
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1923—#3,8226
1922—#2,63011
1921—#3,8696
1920—#3,2088
1919—#3,7366
1918—#2,69910
1917—#3,2177
1916—#3,8975
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First appearance
1916

The first year at least five boys were named Dustin! It came in at #3,897, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1925, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Dustin is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNHWashington: #209 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,476 boysWAIdaho: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 893 boysIDMontana: #151 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 712 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #233 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,811 boysMNIllinois: #342 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,651 boysILWisconsin: #238 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,955 boysWIMichigan: #468 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,467 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedRIOregon: #273 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNVWyoming: #95 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 439 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedSDIowa: #168 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,326 boysIAIndiana: #318 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,660 boysINOhio: #291 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,473 boysOHPennsylvania: #390 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,550 boysPANew Jersey: #516 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,527 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #300 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 2,423 boysCAUtah: #146 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 747 boysUTColorado: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,370 boysCONebraska: #207 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,846 boysNEMissouri: #324 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,655 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedDEArizona: #207 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,113 boysAZNew Mexico: #282 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,760 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 619 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #199 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,308 boysOKLouisiana: #461 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,912 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedALGeorgia: #437 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,118 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedHITexas: #426 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,656 boysTXFlorida: #330 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,966 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#95 · 1 in 439
  2. Kansas#120 · 1 in 619
  3. Utah#146 · 1 in 747
  4. Montana#151 · 1 in 712
  5. Iowa#168 · 1 in 1,326

Best ever in a state: #8 in North Dakota, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#9551 in 439
Kansas#120251 in 619
Utah#146141 in 747
Montana#15171 in 712
Iowa#168171 in 1,326
Idaho#17061 in 893
Oklahoma#199141 in 1,308
Colorado#203131 in 1,370
Arizona#207131 in 1,113
Nebraska#20761 in 1,846
Washington#209181 in 1,476
Minnesota#233111 in 2,811
Wisconsin#238121 in 2,955
Oregon#27361 in 2,489
New Mexico#28251 in 1,760
Ohio#291261 in 3,473
California#300691 in 2,423
Indiana#318121 in 3,660
Missouri#324101 in 3,655
Florida#330161 in 2,966
Illinois#342251 in 3,651
Pennsylvania#390121 in 7,550
Texas#426281 in 3,656
Georgia#43781 in 5,118
Louisiana#46171 in 4,912
Michigan#46891 in 8,467
New Jersey#51651 in 10,527
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dustin
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 41 spots since 2024 (#687 → #728)
  • 75 spots since 2020 (#653 → #728)
  • 225 spots since 2015 (#503 → #728)
  • Biggest jump: 649 spots in 1968 (#1,018 → #369)
  • Biggest drop: 86 spots in 2020 (#567 → #653)
Rise & fade · boys
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1916
  • Peaked 1985 at #41 (10,439 births)
  • Births halved by 1996, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 23 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1975–1997
  • Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 173
  • Highest: 1 in 173 boys born in 1984 were named Dustin (0.58%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,680 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #41 in 1985, was only 1 in 177 (0.56%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 46.7% of all boys named Dustin (97,314) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s28#2,699 (1918)#3,387
1920s53#2,630 (1922)#3,387
1930s17#2,326 (1938)#2,639
1940s196#1,296 (1945)#1,780
1950s284#1,154 (1955)#1,472
1960s1,594#271 (1969)#936
1970s26,572#62 (1979)#121
1980s97,314#41 (1985)#44
1990s56,768#50 (1990)#75
2000s16,539#148 (2000)#230
2010s6,544#353 (2010)#462
2020s2,432#622 (2021)#669

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dustin in 1968

girls
#3,315
16 births · 1 in 102,524 girls
boys
#369
448 births · 1 in 3,879 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #3,315Dustin16

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #369Dustin448
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 102,524 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 59.6% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #3,169Wilda17
  2. #3,169Yolander17
  3. #3,169Zaneta17
  4. #3,315Dustin16
  5. #3,315Abbey16
  6. #3,315Alaine16
  7. #3,315Aleisha16
  8. #3,456Adelia15
  9. #3,456Alex15
  10. #3,456Allyn15

Tied with 140 names at #3,315; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 3,879 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #366Evan450
  2. #366Monte450
  3. #368Sergio449
  4. #369Dustin448
  5. #370Myron446
  6. #371Virgil442
  7. #372Tyler435
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →