Rusty
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Rusty
Though as a formal name Rusty is a little, well, rusty, it spent half a century among the Top 1000, departing only in 1995. Only 45 baby boys received the name in the US in one recent year and it's difficult to imagine it as the winning choice of many modern parents. Whether you want an informal name or a spin on a traditional name or even a word name or a name that means red, there are simply too many better options.
Rusty is also given to girls.
Pronounced RUS-tee.
As of October 2026, Rusty ranked #11922 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2846 in 1976.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,797 | 43 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #2,673 | 46 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #2,978 | 40 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #3,503 | 32 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,869 | 28 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,975 | 27 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,898 | 27 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,906 | 43 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,450 | 34 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,212 | 38 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,371 | 35 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #2,384 | 58 |
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