The first name Dusty

In 2025, 21 girls were named Dusty, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 41 births (#860).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dusty with other names.

In 2025, 32 boys born in the United States were named Dusty, the 3,532nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1981, when 602 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Dusty Hill
  American bassist (1949-2021)
• Dusty Anderson
  American actress (1918-2007)
• Dusty Johnson
  American politician (born 1976)
• Dusty Jonas
  American athletics competitor, born 1986
• Dusty Baker
  American retired baseball player and manager (born 1949)

What does the name Dusty mean?

Derived from Dustin.

How popular is the name Dusty?

In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Dusty, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2021, with 41 births.

Is Dusty a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 15,131 US babies named Dusty since 1880, 30% were girls and 70% boys.

When was Dusty most popular?

1981 in the United States, when 602 babies were named Dusty, its highest rank at 316th.