Girls' name · since 1963
Dusti
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 1,815 babies named Dusti, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,815
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dusti currently ranks #10256 among girls' names in America, with 1,815 babies recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dusti has been recorded 1,815 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #10256 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #5,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,256 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,815 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dusti ranks #5,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,256 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,815 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,256 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,815
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dusti's 1,815 recorded births place it above 93.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dusti compares
1,815 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dusti's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dusti | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 21 | 19,840 |
Dusti's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dusti's full recorded timeline at 1995, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dusti popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Dusti popularity over time - boys
9 total births recorded since 1982 (Dusti as boys' name)
Dusti by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (595 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Dusti's strongest decade.
595 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Dusti births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s
1970s
542 births
- 1980s
1980s
595 births
- 1990s
1990s
325 births
- 2000s 167
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 86
2010s
86 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 595 births (33% of all-time use).
How Dusti compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Dusti's total volume
Dusti by state
Where Dusti concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 209 | 11.5% |
| #2 | California | | 66 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 25 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Oklahoma | | 23 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
209 of 1,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Dusti appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dusti's data
- Dusti's decade-level peak was the 1980s (595 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dustis (209 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dusti: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~62 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dusti draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.