Recorded 1984–2023 Boys' name Peak 2005 42 births

Rusten — boys' name

42 babies named Rusten in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s212010s62020s10
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Rusten was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

10 babies were named Rusten in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rusten

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Rusten between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rusten currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rusten performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Rusten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rusten 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 42 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.

Rusten at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

42

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

2005

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Rusten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2005)
10
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
4681012 2023202220182008200620051984 5

Rusten by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 50% of Rusten's all-time total
1980s52000s212010s62020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rusten?
42 babies have been named Rusten since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2005 with 10 births.
When was Rusten most popular?
Rusten was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Rusten been used?
Rusten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Rusten?
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.

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, 1984–2023 (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.