Recorded 1962–2003 Girls' name Peak 1979 350 births

Rusti — girls' name

350 babies named Rusti in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s381970s1181980s1141990s752000s5
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Rusti was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

19 babies were named Rusti in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rusti

The Social Security Administration has registered 350 babies named Rusti between 1962 and 2003, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rusti currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rusti performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Rusti shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rusti 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 350 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.

Rusti at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

350

Since 1962

42 years of records

Peak year

1979

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1962

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2003

Rusti popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1962

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1979)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20031994198919841979197419691962 6

Rusti by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
118 births that decade — 34% of Rusti's all-time total
1960s381970s1181980s1141990s752000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rusti?
350 babies have been named Rusti since 1962. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1979 with 19 births.
When was Rusti most popular?
Rusti was most popular in the 1970s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Rusti been used?
Rusti has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 42 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Rusti?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Rusty, Rushie, Russia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1962–2003 (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.