Dustin
Dustin is a surname and masculine given name.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Dustin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dustin is a surname and masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
Etymology
The Story of Dustin
Dustin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 10,439 Dustins were born — ranking #41 that year. As of 2026, Dustin ranks #698 for baby boys with 390 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 209K Dustins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Dustin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Dustin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Dustin
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About the name Dustin
Dustin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 209K births in the dataset. Dustin's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #41. Use the chart and map above to compare Dustin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.