Is Rusty a boy or girl name?
Rusty is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 8 girls and 35 boys were named Rusty, so 18.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.1% of the 18,309 US babies named Rusty were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,371
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,922
- Babies named Rusty since 1927
- 18,309
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 576 babies
Boys and girls named Rusty, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 41 | 16 | 28.1% |
| 1940s | 458 | 24 | 5% |
| 1950s | 2,956 | 95 | 3.1% |
| 1960s | 4,242 | 96 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 3,647 | 194 | 5.1% |
| 1980s | 3,768 | 106 | 2.7% |
| 1990s | 1,472 | 26 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 598 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 377 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 177 | 8 | 4.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | #3,371 | 8 | #11,922 |
| 2023 | 38 | #3,212 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,906 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,898 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 27 | #3,975 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,503 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 40 | #2,978 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 46 | #2,673 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 43 | #2,797 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,175 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 43 | #2,785 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,720 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 31 | #3,534 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 43 | #2,819 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 41 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,722 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,905 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 76 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 67 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 70 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 73 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 83 | #1,416 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 117 | #1,047 | 6 | #13,111 |
| 1995 | 127 | #986 | 7 | #11,504 |
| 1994 | 157 | #857 | 5 | #15,230 |
| 1993 | 150 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 165 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 213 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 273 | #608 | 8 | #9,952 |
| 1989 | 298 | #562 | 9 | #8,587 |
| 1988 | 342 | #494 | 9 | #8,225 |
| 1987 | 342 | #480 | 13 | #5,862 |
| 1986 | 336 | #474 | 12 | #6,071 |
| 1985 | 327 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 338 | #457 | 11 | #6,189 |
| 1983 | 362 | #433 | 7 | #8,758 |
| 1982 | 419 | #404 | 7 | #8,978 |
| 1981 | 499 | #353 | 19 | #4,132 |
| 1980 | 505 | #355 | 19 | #4,109 |
| 1979 | 520 | #347 | 29 | #2,975 |
| 1978 | 341 | #432 | 19 | #3,887 |
| 1977 | 342 | #428 | 20 | #3,725 |
| 1976 | 377 | #400 | 27 | #2,846 |
| 1975 | 365 | #403 | 22 | #3,233 |
| 1974 | 312 | #451 | 14 | #4,399 |
| 1973 | 327 | #431 | 9 | #5,954 |
| 1972 | 324 | #440 | 20 | #3,255 |
| 1971 | 355 | #432 | 11 | #5,048 |
| 1970 | 384 | #416 | 23 | #3,006 |
| 1969 | 340 | #430 | 13 | #4,133 |
| 1968 | 328 | #427 | 13 | #3,956 |
| 1967 | 309 | #432 | 8 | #5,348 |
| 1966 | 331 | #416 | 16 | #3,240 |
| 1965 | 411 | #382 | 8 | #5,203 |
| 1964 | 419 | #388 | 9 | #4,927 |
| 1963 | 498 | #350 | 16 | #3,302 |
| 1962 | 516 | #345 | 6 | #6,434 |
| 1961 | 576 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 514 | #343 | 7 | #5,605 |
| 1959 | 558 | #329 | 9 | #4,570 |
| 1958 | 509 | #339 | 13 | #3,515 |
| 1957 | 443 | #362 | 9 | #4,483 |
| 1956 | 434 | #354 | 14 | #3,297 |
| 1955 | 323 | #409 | 12 | #3,540 |
| 1954 | 208 | #502 | 7 | #5,057 |
| 1953 | 147 | #597 | 9 | #4,186 |
| 1952 | 121 | #639 | 10 | #3,745 |
| 1951 | 115 | #657 | 12 | #3,257 |
| 1950 | 98 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 90 | #727 | 5 | #5,915 |
| 1948 | 73 | #798 | 6 | #5,156 |
| 1947 | 72 | #820 | 13 | #3,039 |
| 1946 | 79 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 39 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 43 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 20 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,789 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,068 | 6 | #4,176 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,476 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,909 | 5 | #4,796 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,128 | 5 | #4,859 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,940 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,403 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rusty reached #328 in 1961. As a girl name, it reached #2,846 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rusty
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.