Boys' name · since 1916
Dustin
Dustin has 208,341 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1985 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208,341
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dustin is the #729 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 208,341 recorded since 1916.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dustin has been recorded 208,341 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #729 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #179 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #729 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 208,341 born since 1916
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dustin ranks #179 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #729 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 208,341 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.
- #179 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #729 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 208,341
- born since 1916
- 1980s
- peak decade
Dustin's 208,341 recorded births place it above 99.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Dustin compares
208,341 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Dustin's all-time total is 565x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dustin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208,341 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10,439 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dustin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Dustin splits its recorded history at 1976: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 10,439 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Dustin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 10,439
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Dustin popularity over time - girls
1,380 total births recorded since 1968 (Dustin as girls' name)
Dustin by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (97,314 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Dustin's strongest decade.
97,314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Dustin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 28
1910s
28 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 196
1940s
196 births
- 1950s 284
1950s
284 births
- 1960s 1,594
1960s
1,594 births
- 1970s 26,572
1970s
26,572 births
- 1980s
1980s
97,314 births
- 1990s
1990s
56,768 births
- 2000s 16,539
2000s
16,539 births
- 2010s 6,544
2010s
6,544 births
- 2020s 2,432
2020s
2,432 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 97,314 births (47% of all-time use).
How Dustin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dustin's total volume
Dustin by state
Where Dustin concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16,635 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 16,146 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11,926 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 8,198 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7,561 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7,369 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 7,271 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 7,217 | 3.5% |
16,635 of 208,341 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Dustin appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Dustin's data
- Dustin's decade-level peak was the 1980s (97,314 total births); usage has since declined to 2,432 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Dustins (16,635 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 Dustin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Dustin 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.