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Dusty

Dusty was the #3,513 boys' name in the US in 2025 (32 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #3,153 in Canada.

Dusty as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Dusty as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Dusty as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,513 (32)#1,538 (17)#3,153 (5)
2024#4,072 (26)#3,689 (5)—
2023#3,416 (34)#2,814 (7)—
2022#2,830 (45)#3,450 (5)—
2021#3,582 (31)#3,017 (6)—
2020#3,025 (38)——
2019#3,143 (37)#3,411 (5)—
2018#3,607 (30)—#2,740 (5)
2017#3,312 (34)#4,812 (3)#2,762 (5)
2016#3,059 (38)#4,810 (3)—
2015#2,565 (48)——
2014#2,805 (42)——
2013#2,336 (54)——
2012#2,517 (49)——
2011#3,235 (34)——

Dusty as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Dusty as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Dusty as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#10,107 (9)#1,454 (21)—
2024#6,642 (17)#1,743 (17)—
2023#7,640 (14)#1,255 (26)—
2022#6,229 (19)#1,556 (19)—
2021#6,967 (16)#860 (41)—
2020#7,212 (15)#1,267 (25)—
2019#8,138 (13)#1,634 (18)—
2018#7,100 (16)#2,340 (11)—
2017#9,943 (10)#3,583 (6)—
2016#7,988 (14)#4,763 (4)—
2015#7,266 (16)#4,736 (4)—
2014#8,053 (14)#2,464 (10)—
2013#11,969 (8)#4,050 (5)—
2012#7,144 (17)#3,681 (6)—
2011#8,614 (13)#5,785 (3)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1981 at #316.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1927.
  • In 2025, 22% of US babies named Dusty were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 53,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 53,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 32,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Dusty is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 59,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 39,000 to 1 in 90,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Dusty by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Dusty (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
DustyCanadaGirls—too few
DustyCanadaBoys#3,1535
DustyEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
DustyEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
DustyUSGirls#10,1079
DustyUSBoys#3,51332