Boys' name · peaked in 1984
Dustin name popularity since 1925
209,653 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Dustin (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Dustin is about 39 years old in 2026. Dustin peaked in 1984 as the #41 name for boys, and it ranked #729 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 209,653
- Named Dustin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #729
- for boys in 2025 (365 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,380 girls · 208,273 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 2.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Dustin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Dustin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1985. Measured as a share of all babies, Dustin peaked in 1984.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Dustin became 4× more common, from 1 in 3,880 baby boys to 1 in 964.
- Steepest fall: Between 1995 and 2000, its share of baby boys fell by 57%, from 1 in 322 to 1 in 749.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Dustin's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Dustin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Dustin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 13 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 17 | #3,038 |
| 1940s | 0 | 196 | #1,305 |
| 1950s | 0 | 284 | #1,154 |
| 1960s | 31 | 1,594 | #1,024 |
| 1970s | 295 | 26,572 | #96 |
| 1980s | 839 | 97,314 | #41 |
| 1990s | 167 | 56,768 | #62 |
| 2000s | 48 | 16,539 | #232 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,544 | #503 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,432 | #729 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
64.9% of babies named Dustin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Dustin is most popular
The index compares Dustin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Dustin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2.77× | 785 |
| Idaho | 2.30× | 1,913 |
| Montana | 2.24× | 1,370 |
| Oklahoma | 2.17× | 5,921 |
| North Dakota | 2.15× | 1,420 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Dustin and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin (this page) | 208,273 | 1984 |
| Dustyn | 2,673 | 1995 |
| Dustan | 1,695 | 1984 |
| Dusten | 1,374 | 1985 |
| Duston | 1,165 | 1986 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Dustin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Dustin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Dustin (1984).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data