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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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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1926—#3,7086
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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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #90 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 446 boysAKMaine: #152 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,083 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedNHWashington: #72 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 363 boysWAIdaho: #36 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 137 boysIDMontana: #40 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 164 boysMTNorth Dakota: #56 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 217 boysNDMinnesota: #75 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 407 boysMNIllinois: #140 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 880 boysILWisconsin: #113 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 809 boysWIMichigan: #179 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,365 boysMINew York: #355 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,572 boysNYMassachusetts: #264 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedRIOregon: #57 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 241 boysORNevada: #43 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 186 boysNVWyoming: #39 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 135 boysWYSouth Dakota: #38 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 149 boysSDIowa: #65 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 318 boysIAIndiana: #95 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 565 boysINOhio: #95 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 638 boysOHPennsylvania: #140 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,048 boysPANew Jersey: #302 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,855 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #135 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 686 boysCAUtah: #38 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 142 boysUTColorado: #73 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 387 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 255 boysNEMissouri: #63 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 341 boysMOKentucky: #123 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 808 boysKYWest Virginia: #156 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,164 boysWVVirginia: #207 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,492 boysVAMaryland: #220 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,892 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedDEArizona: #103 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 514 boysAZNew Mexico: #141 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 648 boysNMKansas: #42 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 185 boysKSArkansas: #92 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 420 boysARTennessee: #129 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 762 boysTNNorth Carolina: #157 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 970 boysNCSouth Carolina: #271 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,893 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #37 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 154 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 756 boysLAMississippi: #178 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 982 boysMSAlabama: #183 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,101 boysALGeorgia: #169 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 977 boysGAHawaii: #124 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 541 boysHITexas: #173 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 819 boysTXFlorida: #175 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 993 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#36 · 1 in 137
  2. Oklahoma#37 · 1 in 154
  3. Utah#38 · 1 in 142
  4. South Dakota#38 · 1 in 149
  5. Wyoming#39 · 1 in 135

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#36471 in 137
Oklahoma#371211 in 154
South Dakota#38311 in 149
Utah#38961 in 142
Wyoming#39181 in 135
Montana#40311 in 164
Kansas#42761 in 185
Nevada#43181 in 186
Nebraska#55431 in 255
North Dakota#56211 in 217
Oregon#57621 in 241
Missouri#63991 in 341
Iowa#65601 in 318
Washington#72631 in 363
Colorado#73471 in 387
Minnesota#75651 in 407
Alaska#9061 in 446
Arkansas#92371 in 420
Indiana#95701 in 565
Ohio#951221 in 638
Arizona#103351 in 514
Wisconsin#113381 in 809
Kentucky#123321 in 808
Hawaii#124111 in 541
Tennessee#129411 in 762
California#1352191 in 686
Illinois#140891 in 880
Pennsylvania#140701 in 1,048
New Mexico#141141 in 648
Maine#15261 in 1,083
West Virginia#156111 in 1,164
North Carolina#157401 in 970
Louisiana#160391 in 756
Georgia#169391 in 977
Texas#1731291 in 819
Florida#175511 in 993
Mississippi#178191 in 982
Michigan#179471 in 1,365
Alabama#183241 in 1,101
Virginia#207211 in 1,492
Maryland#220111 in 1,892
Massachusetts#26491 in 3,793
South Carolina#271111 in 1,893
New Jersey#302151 in 2,855
New York#355321 in 3,572
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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 1974

girls
#3,558
18 births · 1 in 81,530 girls
boys
#121
2,197 births · 1 in 716 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #3,558Dustin18

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #121Dustin2,197
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 81,530 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 65.3% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #3,426Yevette19
  2. #3,426Yolando19
  3. #3,426Yvonda19
  4. #3,558Dustin18
  5. #3,558Adelle18
  6. #3,558Albertina18
  7. #3,558Angelika18
  8. #3,695Abena17
  9. #3,695Amita17
  10. #3,695Andree17

Tied with 136 names at #3,558; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 716 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 98.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #118Alan2,231
  2. #119Willie2,223
  3. #120Wayne2,216
  4. #121Dustin2,197
  5. #122Roy2,187
  6. #123Randall2,117
  7. #124Lee2,115
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →