# Dustin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/dustin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Norse |
| Meaning | “thor's stone” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʌstɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Dusty |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 209,721 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 208,341 / 1,380 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 180, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Probably from Old Norse Þorsteinn (“Thor's stone”).

## What it means

Dustin is grouped under mountain.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31 | 3,455 |
| 1991 | 24 | 4,240 |
| 1992 | 22 | 4,579 |
| 1993 | 19 | 5,049 |
| 1994 | 15 | 6,077 |
| 1995 | 16 | 5,754 |
| 1996 | 21 | 4,778 |
| 1997 | 11 | 7,921 |
| 1999 | 8 | 10,634 |
| 2000 | 8 | 11,025 |
| 2002 | 5 | 16,169 |
| 2003 | 5 | 16,485 |
| 2004 | 17 | 6,873 |
| 2005 | 7 | 13,398 |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,794 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 804 | 370 |
| 2012 | 800 | 377 |
| 2013 | 674 | 431 |
| 2014 | 697 | 435 |
| 2015 | 577 | 503 |
| 2016 | 554 | 531 |
| 2017 | 535 | 529 |
| 2018 | 543 | 523 |
| 2019 | 491 | 568 |
| 2020 | 404 | 653 |
| 2021 | 444 | 622 |
| 2022 | 442 | 631 |
| 2023 | 382 | 695 |
| 2024 | 395 | 689 |
| 2025 | 365 | 729 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3,478 |
| 2017 | 8 | 2,512 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 17 | 1,439 |
| 2020 | 25 | 1,085 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,782 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1,534 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1,243 |
| 2024 | 17 | 1,517 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1,307 |

## People named Dustin

- Dustin Moskovitz, American computer/Internet entrepreneur
- Dustin Rhodes, American professional wrestler
- Dustin Poirier, American mixed martial artist
- Dustin Lance Black, American screenwriter, director and producer
- Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor
- Dustin Clare, Australian actor
- Dustin Brown, German-Jamaican tennis player (born 1984)
- Dustin Diamond, American actor, musician, director, and stand-up comedian (1977–2021)
- Dustin Pedroia, American baseball player
- Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player
- Dustin Johnson, American professional golfer
- Dustin Farnum, American actor, singer and dancer (1874-1929)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.