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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #107 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 369 boysAKMaine: #76 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 250 boysMEVermont: #73 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 236 boysVTNew Hampshire: #107 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 459 boysNHWashington: #136 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 569 boysWAIdaho: #150 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 563 boysIDMontana: #96 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 307 boysMTNorth Dakota: #99 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 312 boysNDMinnesota: #145 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 716 boysMNIllinois: #224 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,219 boysILWisconsin: #162 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 777 boysWIMichigan: #137 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 674 boysMINew York: #309 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,010 boysNYMassachusetts: #259 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,012 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedRIOregon: #198 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 860 boysORNevada: #183 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 774 boysNVWyoming: #47 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 134 boysWYSouth Dakota: #106 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 324 boysSDIowa: #135 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 555 boysIAIndiana: #119 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 504 boysINOhio: #109 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 500 boysOHPennsylvania: #125 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 638 boysPANew Jersey: #327 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,523 boysNJConnecticut: #247 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,818 boysCTCalifornia: #223 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 1,265 boysCAUtah: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 952 boysUTColorado: #139 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 536 boysCONebraska: #150 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 565 boysNEMissouri: #92 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 370 boysMOKentucky: #64 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 257 boysKYWest Virginia: #59 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 196 boysWVVirginia: #112 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 547 boysVAMaryland: #153 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 871 boysMDDelaware: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 603 boysDEArizona: #197 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 862 boysAZNew Mexico: #115 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 426 boysNMKansas: #144 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 550 boysKSArkansas: #75 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 304 boysARTennessee: #97 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 402 boysTNNorth Carolina: #96 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 442 boysNCSouth Carolina: #121 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 615 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dustin, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #114 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 439 boysOKLouisiana: #88 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 368 boysLAMississippi: #81 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 354 boysMSAlabama: #65 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 316 boysALGeorgia: #116 for boys · 97 births · 1 in 571 boysGAHawaii: #131 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 519 boysHITexas: #184 for boys · 193 births · 1 in 888 boysTXFlorida: #124 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 633 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#47 · 1 in 134
  2. West Virginia#59 · 1 in 196
  3. Kentucky#64 · 1 in 257
  4. Alabama#65 · 1 in 316
  5. Vermont#73 · 1 in 236

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#47131 in 134
West Virginia#59471 in 196
Kentucky#64941 in 257
Alabama#65801 in 316
Vermont#73101 in 236
Arkansas#75491 in 304
Maine#76221 in 250
Mississippi#81441 in 354
Louisiana#88741 in 368
Missouri#92931 in 370
Montana#96131 in 307
North Carolina#961171 in 442
Tennessee#97911 in 402
North Dakota#99111 in 312
South Dakota#106121 in 324
Alaska#10791 in 369
New Hampshire#107131 in 459
Ohio#1091411 in 500
Virginia#112751 in 547
Oklahoma#114471 in 439
New Mexico#115251 in 426
Georgia#116971 in 571
Indiana#119781 in 504
South Carolina#121341 in 615
Florida#1241411 in 633
Pennsylvania#1251031 in 638
Delaware#13171 in 603
Hawaii#131101 in 519
Iowa#135301 in 555
Washington#136611 in 569
Michigan#137881 in 674
Colorado#139531 in 536
Kansas#144301 in 550
Minnesota#145411 in 716
Idaho#150141 in 563
Nebraska#150181 in 565
Maryland#153331 in 871
Wisconsin#162381 in 777
Nevada#183161 in 774
Texas#1841931 in 888
Arizona#197441 in 862
Oregon#198231 in 860
Utah#203221 in 952
California#2231961 in 1,265
Illinois#224661 in 1,219
Connecticut#247101 in 1,818
Massachusetts#259181 in 2,012
New York#309571 in 2,010
New Jersey#327191 in 2,523
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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 2000

girls
#10,745
8 births · 1 in 227,005 girls
boys
#148
2,621 births · 1 in 749 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #10,745Dustin8

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #148Dustin2,621
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 227,005 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 39.2% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #9,874Zeenat9
  2. #9,874Zhana9
  3. #9,874Zoraya9
  4. #10,745Dustin8
  5. #10,745Aasiya8
  6. #10,745Abbegale8
  7. #10,745Abraham8
  8. #11,801Aakilah7
  9. #11,801Aaleigha7
  10. #11,801Aalliyah7

Tied with 1,055 names at #10,745; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 749 of them was named Dustin, which outranked 98.8% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dustin
  1. #144Owen2,715
  2. #146Omar2,688
  3. #147Diego2,685
  4. #148Dustin2,621
  5. #149Corey2,607
  6. #150Fernando2,602
  7. #151Clayton2,564
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →