Is Dusty a boy or girl name?
Dusty is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 26 boys were named Dusty, so 39.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 29.6% of the 15,088 US babies named Dusty were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,088
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,680
- Babies named Dusty since 1927
- 15,088
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 830 babies
Boys and girls named Dusty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 130 | 68 | 34.3% |
| 1950s | 707 | 170 | 19.4% |
| 1960s | 749 | 277 | 27% |
| 1970s | 1,626 | 1,773 | 52.2% |
| 1980s | 3,993 | 1,255 | 23.9% |
| 1990s | 1,884 | 499 | 20.9% |
| 2000s | 924 | 201 | 17.9% |
| 2010s | 426 | 136 | 24.2% |
| 2020s | 173 | 81 | 31.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26 | #4,088 | 17 | #6,680 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,486 | 14 | #7,742 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,836 | 19 | #6,275 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,599 | 16 | #7,037 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,034 | 15 | #7,309 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,155 | 13 | #8,245 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,629 | 16 | #7,185 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,332 | 10 | #10,163 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,074 | 14 | #8,113 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,575 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,821 | 14 | #8,173 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,343 | 8 | #12,315 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,528 | 17 | #7,230 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,259 | 13 | #8,768 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,191 | 15 | #8,005 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,876 | 10 | #10,900 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,044 | 13 | #9,115 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,800 | 18 | #7,168 |
| 2006 | 84 | #1,689 | 13 | #8,867 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,404 | 21 | #5,875 |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,470 | 21 | #5,809 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,421 | 20 | #5,878 |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,310 | 20 | #5,731 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,290 | 28 | #4,353 |
| 2000 | 118 | #1,167 | 37 | #3,541 |
| 1999 | 131 | #1,050 | 39 | #3,264 |
| 1998 | 128 | #1,055 | 52 | #2,626 |
| 1997 | 178 | #819 | 46 | #2,712 |
| 1996 | 194 | #762 | 42 | #2,861 |
| 1995 | 223 | #714 | 60 | #2,224 |
| 1994 | 259 | #647 | 66 | #2,088 |
| 1993 | 209 | #714 | 54 | #2,359 |
| 1992 | 143 | #885 | 32 | #3,436 |
| 1991 | 170 | #788 | 53 | #2,394 |
| 1990 | 249 | #642 | 55 | #2,300 |
| 1989 | 249 | #634 | 59 | #2,102 |
| 1988 | 355 | #489 | 83 | #1,583 |
| 1987 | 405 | #443 | 101 | #1,352 |
| 1986 | 378 | #446 | 67 | #1,741 |
| 1985 | 352 | #457 | 94 | #1,375 |
| 1984 | 332 | #464 | 90 | #1,345 |
| 1983 | 309 | #482 | 129 | #1,072 |
| 1982 | 517 | #354 | 114 | #1,194 |
| 1981 | 601 | #316 | 229 | #720 |
| 1980 | 495 | #358 | 289 | #631 |
| 1979 | 193 | #614 | 194 | #815 |
| 1978 | 226 | #555 | 212 | #738 |
| 1977 | 189 | #612 | 241 | #661 |
| 1976 | 178 | #613 | 281 | #583 |
| 1975 | 148 | #676 | 206 | #718 |
| 1974 | 165 | #626 | 134 | #931 |
| 1973 | 135 | #688 | 148 | #871 |
| 1972 | 135 | #688 | 143 | #887 |
| 1971 | 119 | #750 | 111 | #1,087 |
| 1970 | 138 | #707 | 103 | #1,137 |
| 1969 | 113 | #735 | 71 | #1,362 |
| 1968 | 71 | #862 | 38 | #1,946 |
| 1967 | 57 | #958 | 41 | #1,825 |
| 1966 | 61 | #933 | 26 | #2,370 |
| 1965 | 77 | #839 | 20 | #2,766 |
| 1964 | 70 | #908 | 24 | #2,553 |
| 1963 | 65 | #932 | 12 | #3,864 |
| 1962 | 71 | #905 | 14 | #3,475 |
| 1961 | 74 | #890 | 18 | #2,986 |
| 1960 | 90 | #806 | 13 | #3,550 |
| 1959 | 93 | #796 | 18 | #2,788 |
| 1958 | 88 | #797 | 13 | #3,421 |
| 1957 | 89 | #797 | 10 | #4,005 |
| 1956 | 90 | #784 | 21 | #2,479 |
| 1955 | 78 | #830 | 9 | #4,156 |
| 1954 | 89 | #754 | 34 | #1,779 |
| 1953 | 52 | #1,004 | 20 | #2,380 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,070 | 15 | #2,846 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,125 | 17 | #2,506 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,107 | 13 | #2,946 |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,189 | 10 | #3,449 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,409 | 9 | #3,671 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,615 | 17 | #2,478 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,569 | 18 | #2,250 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,093 | 9 | #3,204 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,692 | 5 | #4,752 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,669 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,361 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dusty reached #316 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #583 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dusty
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.