Recorded 1968–2020 Girls' name Peak 1980 916 births

Dustie — girls' name

916 babies named Dustie in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s131970s2901980s3081990s1702000s902010s402020s5
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Dustie was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

58 babies were named Dustie in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Dustie

The Social Security Administration has registered 916 babies named Dustie between 1968 and 2020, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Dustie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Dustie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 308 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Dustie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 28 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Oklahoma. In total, SSA state-level files list Dustie in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Dustie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 916 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Dustie at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

916

Since 1968

53 years of records

Peak year

1980

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1968

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2020

Dustie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1968

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1980)
58
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
020406080 202020102003199719911985197919731968 7

Dustie popularity over time — boys

11 total births recorded since 1985 (Dustie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19871985 6

Dustie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
308 births that decade — 34% of Dustie's all-time total
1960s131970s2901980s3081990s1702000s902010s402020s5

Dustie by state

Where Dustie concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Dustie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
28 3.1%
#2 Texas
25 2.7%
#3 Oklahoma
11 1.2%
#4 Arizona
5 0.5%
#5 Iowa
5 0.5%
#6 Indiana
5 0.5%
#7 Louisiana
5 0.5%
California share of Dustie's total US births 3.1%
Even split

28 of 916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Dustie?
916 babies have been named Dustie since 1968. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1980 with 58 births.
When was Dustie most popular?
Dustie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Dustie most popular?
The top states for the name Dustie are California (28 births), Texas (25 births), Oklahoma (11 births).
How long has the name Dustie been used?
Dustie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 53 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Dustie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dusty, Dusti, Dustin, Dustina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1968–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.