Boys' name · since 1920

Gusty

Gusty has 10 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1920–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Gusty sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1920.

Gusty has 10 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1925.

  • 10 total births
  • 1920–1925 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

10 boys have been named Gusty since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.

10
total births
1920–1925
years on record
1920s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gusty was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

5 babies were named Gusty in 1920 - its busiest year on record.

Gusty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Gusty's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded.

Gusty at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

10

Since 1920

6 years of records

Peak year

1920

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1920

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1925

Gusty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1925

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
5 19201925 5

Gusty by decade

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

1920s was Gusty's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Gusty births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gusty?
Gusty has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 5 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
When was Gusty most popular?
Gusty was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Gusty been used?
Gusty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 6 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Gusty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gustavo, Gus, Gustave, Gustav, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1920–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gusty: Baby Name Since 1920 - 10 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gusty. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Gusty 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 June 2026.