Is Rustin a boy or girl name?
Rustin is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 56 boys were named Rustin, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,840 US babies named Rustin were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,461
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rustin since 1949
- 2,840
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 87 babies
Boys and girls named Rustin, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 541 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 655 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 389 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 295 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 438 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 245 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 44 | #2,882 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 50 | #2,669 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,852 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,540 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,548 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,410 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 43 | #2,834 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,654 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 53 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,573 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 45 | #2,661 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 31 | #3,514 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,620 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,208 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,433 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 34 | #3,206 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 23 | #4,036 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,833 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,177 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 32 | #2,931 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,306 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,210 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,492 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 25 | #3,005 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,297 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,250 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 44 | #1,878 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 61 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 53 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,268 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 53 | #1,328 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 60 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 71 | #1,058 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 77 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 72 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 85 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 87 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 56 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 59 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 63 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 38 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,436 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,599 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 17 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,235 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,684 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rustin reached #951 in 1979. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rustin
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.