Total births
83
US rank #8162 Boys' name Peak 2023 83 births
Rustam — #8162 US boys' name
83 babies named Rustam in U.S. Social Security records since 2012, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#8162
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 43% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
60% of everyone ever named Rustam was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
12 babies were named Rustam in 2023 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Rustam
The Social Security Administration has registered 83 babies named Rustam between 2012 and 2024, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rustam currently holds the #8162 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Rustam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Rustam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Rustam 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 83 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.
Rustam at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#8,162
Active since
2012
Rustam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2012
- Peak year (2023)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
Rustam by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 50 births that decade — 60% of Rustam's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rustam? ▼
83 babies have been named Rustam since 2012. It currently ranks #8162 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 12 births.
When was Rustam most popular? ▼
Rustam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Rustam been used? ▼
Rustam has been recorded in Social Security data since 2012, spanning 13 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rustam? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Russel, Russ, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Rustam
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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, 2012–2024 (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.