Rusty

Boy's name · #2384 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Rusty — on the books since 1927, #2384 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 18,000 boys have carried the name since.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,812 in Canada (2021) · #7,402 in Ecuador (2020) · #1,472 in Austria (2000).

Rusty Schweickart — American scientist, astronaut, businessman and policy adviser (born 1935)
Rusty Wallace — American racing driver (born 1956)
Rusty Hamer — American actor (1947–1990)
Rusty Anderson — American guitarist (born 1959)
Rusty Staub — American baseball player (1944–2018)

Among 187 notable people named Rusty:

Sports figures appear 2.29× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rusty Wailes, American rower (1936–2002).

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