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Dustin

Boy

Meaning of Dustin: English: 'brave fighter'

Dustin is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 737th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1517th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#737

365 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1517

17 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

209,721

First recorded 1916 · peak 1985

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9,452 babies1982: 9,631 babies1983: 9,773 babies1984: 10,491 babies1985: 10,520 babies1986: 10,427 babies1987: 10,186 babies1988: 9,422 babies1989: 9,761 babies1990: 8,488 babies19901991: 7,407 babies1992: 6,820 babies1993: 6,329 babies1994: 6,474 babies1995: 5,937 babies1996: 4,895 babies1997: 4,288 babies1998: 3,445 babies1999: 2,852 babies2000: 2,629 babies20002001: 2,424 babies2002: 1,987 babies2003: 1,774 babies2004: 1,571 babies2005: 1,484 babies2006: 1,338 babies2007: 1,263 babies2008: 1,103 babies2009: 1,014 babies2010: 869 babies20102011: 804 babies2012: 800 babies2013: 674 babies2014: 697 babies2015: 577 babies2016: 554 babies2017: 535 babies2018: 543 babies2019: 491 babies2020: 404 babies20202021: 444 babies2022: 442 babies2023: 382 babies2024: 395 babies2025: 365 babies
US babies named Dustin per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 10,520.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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