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
- Peak · boys
- 1985 · 10,439 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 208,341since 1916
Dustin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #728 | 365 | |
| 2024 | — | #687 | 395 | |
| 2023 | — | #695 | 382 | |
| 2022 | — | #629 | 442 | |
| 2021 | — | #622 | 444 | |
| 2020 | — | #653 | 404 | |
| 2019 | — | #567 | 491 | |
| 2018 | — | #522 | 543 | |
| 2017 | — | #529 | 535 | |
| 2016 | — | #531 | 554 | |
| 2015 | — | #503 | 577 | |
| 2014 | — | #434 | 697 | |
| 2013 | — | #431 | 674 | |
| 2012 | — | #377 | 800 | |
| 2011 | — | #370 | 804 | |
| 2010 | — | #353 | 869 | |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #316 | 1,008 |
| 2008 | — | #301 | 1,103 | |
| 2007 | — | #272 | 1,263 | |
| 2006 | — | #258 | 1,338 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #232 | 1,477 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #223 | 1,554 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #207 | 1,769 |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #189 | 1,982 |
| 2001 | — | #158 | 2,424 | |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #148 | 2,621 |
| 1999 | #10,345 | 8 | #133 | 2,844 |
| 1998 | — | #108 | 3,445 | |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #88 | 4,277 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #79 | 4,874 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | #62 | 5,921 |
| 1994 | #5,984 | 15 | #56 | 6,459 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #59 | 6,310 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #58 | 6,798 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #56 | 7,383 |
| 1990 | #3,436 | 31 | #50 | 8,457 |
| 1989 | #2,478 | 46 | #48 | 9,715 |
| 1988 | #1,551 | 85 | #48 | 9,337 |
| 1987 | #1,591 | 78 | #44 | 10,108 |
| 1986 | #1,241 | 110 | #42 | 10,317 |
| 1985 | #1,505 | 81 | #41 | 10,439 |
| 1984 | #1,355 | 88 | #41 | 10,403 |
| 1983 | #1,283 | 95 | #43 | 9,678 |
| 1982 | #1,489 | 80 | #42 | 9,551 |
| 1981 | #1,261 | 102 | #42 | 9,350 |
| 1980 | #1,570 | 74 | #44 | 8,416 |
| 1979 | #1,857 | 57 | #62 | 4,899 |
| 1978 | #2,474 | 35 | #68 | 4,177 |
| 1977 | #2,381 | 37 | #81 | 3,477 |
| 1976 | #2,486 | 32 | #82 | 3,212 |
| 1975 | #2,811 | 26 | #96 | 2,677 |
| 1974 | #3,558 | 18 | #121 | 2,197 |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 | #153 | 1,616 |
| 1972 | #3,062 | 21 | #165 | 1,561 |
| 1971 | #3,062 | 22 | #181 | 1,471 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #202 | 1,285 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #271 | 758 |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | #369 | 448 |
| 1967 | — | #1,018 | 51 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,020 | 52 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,219 | 40 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,175 | 43 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,046 | 53 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,156 | 46 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,058 | 53 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,247 | 39 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,838 | 19 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,388 | 32 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,511 | 27 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,154 | 42 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,361 | 31 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,630 | 22 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,461 | 27 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,519 | 24 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,615 | 21 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,297 | 31 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,559 | 22 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,316 | 31 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,382 | 26 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,296 | 26 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,182 | 12 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,268 | 11 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,894 | 14 | |
| 1939 | — | — | ||
| 1938 | — | #2,326 | 10 | |
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| 1935 | — | #2,951 | 7 | |
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| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #3,708 | 6 | |
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| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,822 | 6 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | — | #3,869 | 6 | |
| 1920 | — | #3,208 | 8 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,736 | 6 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #3,897 | 5 | |
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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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#15 · 1 in 59
- Tennessee#17 · 1 in 75
- Arkansas#17 · 1 in 77
- Montana#18 · 1 in 74
- Oklahoma#20 · 1 in 85
Best ever in a state: #8 in North Dakota, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #15 | 87 | 1 in 59 |
| Arkansas | #17 | 191 | 1 in 77 |
| Tennessee | #17 | 418 | 1 in 75 |
| Montana | #18 | 71 | 1 in 74 |
| Oklahoma | #20 | 264 | 1 in 85 |
| Kansas | #21 | 211 | 1 in 82 |
| Kentucky | #22 | 281 | 1 in 85 |
| South Dakota | #22 | 64 | 1 in 75 |
| Indiana | #23 | 443 | 1 in 83 |
| Louisiana | #23 | 308 | 1 in 111 |
| West Virginia | #24 | 129 | 1 in 86 |
| Wyoming | #24 | 37 | 1 in 84 |
| Iowa | #25 | 226 | 1 in 80 |
| Idaho | #26 | 72 | 1 in 94 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 134 | 1 in 127 |
| Nebraska | #28 | 133 | 1 in 84 |
| North Carolina | #28 | 355 | 1 in 115 |
| Maine | #30 | 85 | 1 in 85 |
| Missouri | #31 | 364 | 1 in 99 |
| Georgia | #32 | 346 | 1 in 128 |
| Utah | #32 | 143 | 1 in 116 |
| Hawaii | #33 | 49 | 1 in 132 |
| South Carolina | #33 | 137 | 1 in 154 |
| Alabama | #34 | 176 | 1 in 144 |
| Ohio | #34 | 658 | 1 in 115 |
| Wisconsin | #35 | 273 | 1 in 122 |
| Minnesota | #36 | 275 | 1 in 112 |
| Vermont | #36 | 29 | 1 in 114 |
| Texas | #38 | 816 | 1 in 179 |
| Alaska | #39 | 40 | 1 in 119 |
| Virginia | #40 | 233 | 1 in 162 |
| Oregon | #41 | 144 | 1 in 125 |
| Washington | #43 | 193 | 1 in 162 |
| Arizona | #46 | 153 | 1 in 178 |
| Colorado | #46 | 164 | 1 in 154 |
| Florida | #46 | 360 | 1 in 212 |
| Maryland | #47 | 129 | 1 in 219 |
| Delaware | #50 | 18 | 1 in 221 |
| Illinois | #50 | 343 | 1 in 233 |
| Michigan | #51 | 325 | 1 in 196 |
| New Mexico | #51 | 59 | 1 in 192 |
| Nevada | #55 | 28 | 1 in 228 |
| Pennsylvania | #57 | 317 | 1 in 244 |
| New Hampshire | #59 | 29 | 1 in 241 |
| California | #73 | 676 | 1 in 338 |
| Connecticut | #81 | 42 | 1 in 484 |
| Massachusetts | #98 | 57 | 1 in 688 |
| New York | #101 | 174 | 1 in 702 |
| Rhode Island | #124 | 6 | 1 in 997 |
| District of Columbia | #141 | 11 | 1 in 682 |
| New Jersey | #151 | 41 | 1 in 1,161 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1916
- Peaked 1985 at #41 (10,439 births)
- Births halved by 1996, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1975–1997
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1968–2025
- 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
- 46.7% of all boys named Dustin (97,314) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 28 | #2,699 (1918) | #3,387 |
| 1920s | 53 | #2,630 (1922) | #3,387 |
| 1930s | 17 | #2,326 (1938) | #2,639 |
| 1940s | 196 | #1,296 (1945) | #1,780 |
| 1950s | 284 | #1,154 (1955) | #1,472 |
| 1960s | 1,594 | #271 (1969) | #936 |
| 1970s | 26,572 | #62 (1979) | #121 |
| 1980s | 97,314 | #41 (1985) | #44 |
| 1990s | 56,768 | #50 (1990) | #75 |
| 2000s | 16,539 | #148 (2000) | #230 |
| 2010s | 6,544 | #353 (2010) | #462 |
| 2020s | 2,432 | #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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 15,596 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 90.3% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,233Sharda111
- #1,233Starla111
- #1,233Vanna111
- #1,241Dustin110
- #1,241Alesia110
- #1,241Camilla110
- #1,241Juliette110
- #1,249Amalia109
- #1,249Faye109
- #1,249Jo109
Tied with 7 names at #1,241; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 178 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 99.5% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.