Boys' name · since 1927

Rusty

Rusty has 17,802 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#882 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,371 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
17,802
born since 1927
1960s
peak decade

Rusty currently ranks #2371 among boys' names in America, with 17,802 babies recorded since 1927.

Rusty has 17,802 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2371 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.

  • #882 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,371 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 17,802 born since 1927
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rusty ranks #882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,371 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,802 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.

#882 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,371 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
17,802
born since 1927
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%82.9%
Rusty vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Rusty's 17,802 recorded births place it above 98.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Rusty compares

17,802 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Rusty's all-time total is 48x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Rusty Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 17,802 369 358,536
Peak-year births 576 34 22,252

Rusty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Rusty splits its recorded history at 1979: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 576 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Rusty popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1961)
576
Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
0200400600800 192719451957196919811993200520172025 58

Rusty popularity over time - girls

565 total births recorded since 1934 (Rusty as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 565 births
010203040 193419511957196419701976198219892024 8

Rusty by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (4,242 births, 24% of the file).

1960s was Rusty's strongest decade.

4,242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Rusty births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 4,242 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Rusty compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rusty's total volume

Rusty vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 2.1%-38, 9.3%-78, 4.9%-112, 7.2%-120, 3.8%-144, 3.6%-72, 5.2%-53, 5.2%-66, 4.2%-145, 3.4%-134, 6.3%-146, 2.1%-108, 4.6%-146, 2.4%-84, 4%Rusty-99, 3.2%Rusty
Rusty vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Rusty by state

Where Rusty concentrates geographically, total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Rusty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,993 11.2%
#2 California
1,241 7.0%
#3 Ohio
960 5.4%
#4 Louisiana
671 3.8%
#5 Oklahoma
632 3.6%
#6 Indiana
582 3.3%
#7 Georgia
571 3.2%
#8 Missouri
563 3.2%
Texas share of Rusty's total US births 11.2%
Even split

1,993 of 17,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Rusty appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rusty? ▼
17,802 babies have been named Rusty since 1927. All-time, it sits at #882 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,371 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1961 with 576 births.
Where does Rusty sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rusty ranks #882 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,371 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Rusty most popular? ▼
Rusty was most popular in the 1960s decade with 4,242 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Rusty most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Rusty are Texas (1,993 births), California (1,241 births), Ohio (960 births).
How long has the name Rusty been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Rusty since 1927 -- 99 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Rusty? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Russell, Russel, Russ, Rush, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Rusty's data

  • Rusty's decade-level peak was the 1960s (4,242 total births); usage has since declined to 235 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Rustys (1,993 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Rusty

Nearby Names Like Rusty

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Rusty

Russell Boy
#345 359,780 births
Russel Boy
#3957 16,610 births
Russ Boy
#4867 6,131 births
Rush Boy
#1427 3,438 births
Rustin Boy
#2266 2,903 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Rusty

Nahum #2370
2,197 births · Peak 2007
Daylon #2372
3,284 births · Peak 2002
Marcell #2369
4,862 births · Peak 1991
Dru #2373
2,788 births · Peak 1999
Nolen #2368
3,448 births · Peak 2009
Naftali #2374
2,024 births · Peak 2018
Mervin #2367
12,322 births · Peak 1920
Lipa #2375
1,253 births · Peak 2024

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Rusty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1927–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Rusty 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 August 2026.