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Dusty

Unisex

Meaning of Dusty: English: 'dusty place'

Dusty is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2922nd most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2922

41 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,131

First recorded 1927 · peak 1981

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 831 babies1982: 631 babies1983: 438 babies1984: 422 babies1985: 446 babies1986: 445 babies1987: 506 babies1988: 438 babies1989: 308 babies1990: 304 babies19901991: 223 babies1992: 175 babies1993: 263 babies1994: 325 babies1995: 283 babies1996: 236 babies1997: 224 babies1998: 180 babies1999: 170 babies2000: 155 babies20002001: 130 babies2002: 122 babies2003: 113 babies2004: 114 babies2005: 127 babies2006: 97 babies2007: 99 babies2008: 81 babies2009: 87 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 62 babies2014: 56 babies2015: 64 babies2016: 52 babies2017: 44 babies2018: 46 babies2019: 50 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 47 babies2022: 64 babies2023: 48 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 41 babies
US babies named Dusty per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 831.

Gender split

71% boys · 29% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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