Dustin

Norse
"brave warrior, or Thor's stone"

Dustin Origin and Meaning

The name Dustin is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "brave warrior, or Thor's stone".

Dustin's popularity in recent years has probably had more due to its similarity to Justin than to idolization of Dustin Hoffman -- himself named after silent screen cowboy star Dustin Farnum -- who certainly was the one to put it on the name map. In recent years, golfer Dustin Johnson has brought fresh renown to the name. Dustin is a character in Netflix hit Stranger Things. After decades in the spotlight, Dustin feels like a classic rather than an upstart. It peaked in the Top 50s in the 1980s.

Caveat: Hoffman has confessed that his schooldays nickname was "dustbin" though in today's more tolerant naming atmosphere, Dusty may be the cute nickname.

# 692 in the US

Dustin Rank in US Top 1000

# 580 on Nameberry

Dustin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Dustin Popularity

Famous People Named Dustin

  • Dustin Lee Hoffman
    American actor
  • Dustin Luis Pedroia
    American baseball player
  • Dustin Hunter Johnson
    American golfer
  • Dustin Lance Black
    American screenwriter
  • Dustin Clare
    New Zealand actor
  • Dustin Ray Byfuglien
    American hockey player
  • Dustin James Brown
    American hockey player
  • Dustin Farr Colquitt
    American football player
  • Dustin Kendall Keller
    American football player
  • Dustin Charles Lynch
    American country music singer
  • Dustin Neil Diamond
    American actor
  • Dustin Dollin
    Australian pro skateboarder
  • Dustin Ransom
    American session musician
  • Dustin Gee (born Gerald Harrison)
    English comedian
  • Dustin Michael Kensrue
    American musician of band Thrice
  • Dustin Payseur
    American musician
  • Dustin Breeding
    American singer of R&B group B5
  • Dustin Bates
    American musician and singer of the bands Starset and Downplay
  • Dustin Moskovitz
    American cofounder of Facebook
  • Dustin Patrick Runnels aka Goldust
    American pro wrestler
  • Dustin Hurt
    American prospector and reality TV personality ("Gold Rush")
  • Dustin Burnett aka Zayde Wolf
    American songwriter and producer
  • Dustin Smith
    son of baseball player Ozzie Smith
  • Dustin Miles
    son of actress Elaine Miles
  • Dustin Wilson (adopted 1998)
    son of singer Ann Wilson of Heart
  • Dustin Corser (b. 2015)
    son of actor Rodger Corser

Dustin in Pop Culture

  • Dustin Brooks
    character on TV's "Zoey 101"
  • Waldo "Dustin" Brooks
    character in "Power Rangers: Ninja Storm"
  • Dustin Kudlick
    main character in newspaper comic strip "Dustin"
  • Dustin Prince
    character in video game "Ace Attorney"
  • Dustin Langerak
    character in computer game "The Sims 3"
  • Dustin the Big Hopper
    character in musical "Starlight Express"
  • Dustin Henderson
    character on Netflix series "Stranger Things"