Total births
54
Boys' name · since 1984
Rusten
Rusten has 54 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 54
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
54 boys have been named Rusten since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Rusten recorded 54 times among boys since 1984, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- 54 total births
- 1984–2025 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 41% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
54 boys have been named Rusten since 1984, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2025.
- 54
- total births
- 1984–2025
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 41%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Rusten was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
12 babies were named Rusten in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
Rusten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rusten's full recorded timeline at 2018, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rusten at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2025
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1984
Rusten popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Rusten by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Rusten's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Rusten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Rusten? ▼
54 babies have been named Rusten since 1984. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2025 with 12 births.
When was Rusten most popular? ▼
Rusten was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Rusten been used? ▼
Rusten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 42 years of data through 2025.
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.
Keep exploring Rusten
Nearby Names Like Rusten
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rusten
Russell Boy
#367 359,780 births
Rusty Boy
#3354 17,802 births
Russel Boy
#4434 16,610 births
Russ Boy
#6215 6,131 births
Rush Boy
#1487 3,438 births
Compare Rusten side by side: Rusten vs Russell Rusten vs Rusty Rusten vs Russel
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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, 1984–2025 (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. "Rusten: Baby Name Since 1984 - 54 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/rusten. 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 Rusten 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.