Rusty

Given to 18,367 US babies since 1927

▲ Rising +62% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2363

recorded as boys

972 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 58

Peak year

1979

520 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

18,367

since 1927

Born a Rusty? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Rusty was most popular in 1979, when 520 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.30 per 1,000). In 2025, 58 babies were named Rusty, ranking #2363 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 62%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	58	2363
2024	8	11122	35	3335
2023	<5	—	38	3177
2022	<5	—	34	3412
2021	<5	—	43	2862
2020	<5	—	27	3811
2019	<5	—	27	3899
2018	<5	—	28	3793
2017	<5	—	32	3440
2016	<5	—	40	2935
2015	<5	—	46	2641
2014	<5	—	43	2754
2013	<5	—	35	3122
2012	<5	—	38	3002
2011	<5	—	43	2748
2010	<5	—	45	2682
2009	<5	—	31	3476
2008	<5	—	43	2788
2007	<5	—	54	2372
2006	<5	—	41	2784
2005	<5	—	78	1711
2004	<5	—	65	1880
2003	<5	—	76	1646
2002	<5	—	67	1723
2001	<5	—	70	1659
2000	<5	—	73	1609
1999	<5	—	83	1408
1998	<5	—	86	1359
1997	<5	—	101	1182
1996	6	11807	117	1042
1995	7	10514	127	983
1994	5	13430	157	857
1993	<5	—	150	864
1992	<5	—	165	814
1991	<5	—	213	692
1990	8	9247	273	608
1989	9	8037	298	561
1988	9	7691	342	494
1987	13	5613	342	480
1986	12	5757	336	474
1985	<5	—	327	478
1984	11	5899	338	456
1983	7	8047	362	431
1982	7	8224	420	404
1981	19	4005	498	353
1980	19	3992	505	355
1979	29	2931	520	347
1978	19	3777	341	432
1977	20	3612	342	428
1976	27	2792	377	399
1975	22	3155	365	403
1974	14	4227	312	450
1973	9	5580	327	430
1972	20	3177	324	440
1971	11	4810	355	431
1970	23	2938	384	415
1969	13	3958	340	429
1968	13	3789	328	427
1967	8	4982	309	432
1966	16	3148	331	416
1965	8	4831	411	382
1964	9	4636	419	387
1963	16	3176	498	350
1962	6	5860	516	343
1961	<5	—	576	328
1960	7	5168	514	343
1959	9	4300	558	328
1958	13	3379	509	339
1957	9	4202	443	362
1956	14	3186	434	354
1955	12	3377	323	407
1954	7	4655	208	502
1953	9	3955	147	593
1952	10	3552	121	638
1951	12	3106	115	656
1950	<5	—	98	691
1949	5	5244	90	722
1948	6	4651	73	795
1947	13	2898	72	815
1946	<5	—	79	738
1945	<5	—	39	1016
1944	<5	—	43	991
1943	<5	—	20	1577
1942	<5	—	17	1730
1941	<5	—	12	2083
1940	<5	—	13	1983
1939	6	3782	7	2829
1938	<5	—	6	3175
1937	<5	—	9	2479
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	5	4204	8	2719
1934	5	4286	5	3679
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	<5	—
1931	<5	—	<5	—
1930	<5	—	6	3592
1929	<5	—	<5	—
1928	<5	—	<5	—
1927	<5	—	8	3151