Dusty

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A few things about Dusty you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Dusty

Dusty Hill

American bassist (1949-2021)

Choose Dusty and your child shares a first name with Dusty Hill, an American bassist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Dusty, like who?” Dusty Hill's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 53,476 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Dusty, 32 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Dusty would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDusty first shows up in US birth records in 1927, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 98 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1981, when it ranked #316. Today it's #3,513, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowDusty was 3.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,639 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 53,476.
• 🍂TrendDusty has slipped 488 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,513. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlDusty is given to both boys and girls: 78% of the 41 babies named Dusty in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Dusty

Dusty is a gender-neutral name of English and German origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-sty”. US birth records list Dusty for boys from 1927 to 2025, in 87 of those 99 years. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked #316 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #3,513, with 32 babies. Of the 41 US babies named Dusty in 2025, 22% were girls and 78% were boys.

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