Duston vs Dustin

Side-by-side comparison of Duston and Dustin — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Duston

Boy name

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Name B

Dustin

Boy name · Rank #686

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Metric Duston Dustin
Current Rank Unranked #686
Total Births (all years) 1,165 207,972
Peak Year 1986 1985
Peak Year Births 61 10,439
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1951 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Duston Dustin
1910ss — 28
1920ss — 53
1930ss — 17
1940ss — 196
1950ss 6 284
1960ss 25 1,594
1970ss 250 26,573
1980ss 494 97,315
1990ss 277 56,768
2000ss 92 16,539
2010ss 21 6,541
2020ss — 2,064

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Duston Dustin
2014 5 696
2015 — 577
2016 6 554
2017 — 535
2018 — 543
2019 — 490
2020 — 403
2021 — 443
2022 — 442
2023 — 382
2024 — 394

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1951–2016.

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