Dusti
Dusti is a town in Khatlon Region, southern Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. It is the seat of the Jayhun District. Its population is 18,800. Under Soviet rule the town was named Molotovabad.
Meaning & Origin of Dusti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dusti is a town in Khatlon Region, southern Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. It is the seat of the Jayhun District. Its population is 18,800. Under Soviet rule the town was named Molotovabad.
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The Story of Dusti
Dusti first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1963, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 94 Dustis were born — ranking #1,337 that year. As of 2026, Dusti ranks #9,608 for baby girls with 10 births, with steady use. In total, more than 2K Dustis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Dusti
Dusti is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1963 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Dusti's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #1,337. Use the chart and map above to compare Dusti's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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