Rustin Boy
How popular is Rustin?
#2,258 boy name in 2025
62 baby boys were named Rustin in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
Rustin popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,258 for boys (▲ 160 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 62 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+17% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,411 in 2015, #2,504 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1979 (87 boys) |
| Highest rank | #945 in 1979 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rustin counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rustin family of names ranked #820 for boys in 2025 (#1,079 the year before), with 274 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Rustin is most popular
Babies named Rustin per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Rustin by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #3,689 |
| 1950s | 84 | #1,227 |
| 1960s | 188 | #1,485 |
| 1970s | 541 | #945 |
| 1980s | 655 | #974 |
| 1990s | 389 | #1,430 |
| 2000s | 295 | #2,878 |
| 2010s | 438 | #2,384 |
| 2020s | 308 | #2,258 |
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Questions
- Is Rustin a boy or girl name?
- Rustin is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Rustin were boys.
- How popular is the name Rustin?
- 62 baby boys were named Rustin in the US in 2025, making it the 2258th most popular boy name.
- When was Rustin most popular?
- Rustin peaked in 1979, when 87 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #945 in 1979.
- How many people are named Rustin?
- 2,903 babies have been named Rustin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,742 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
- Where is Rustin most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rustin was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.