Dusten
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DUS-tin
- Origin
- Old Norse
Dusten is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “Thor's stone”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dusten mean?
Old Norse: spelling of Dustin; English surname from the Old Norse name Thorsteinn
“Thor's stone”
From an English surname that grew out of the Old Norse name Thorsteinn.
Meaning borrowed from Dustin. More on Wiktionary.
Is Dusten a girl's or a boy's name?
Dusten is a boys' name.
How popular is Dusten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 66 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Dusten in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dusten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 21 | #4,366 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,504 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1995 | 39 | #2,097 |
| 1994 | 34 | #2,302 |
| 1993 | 55 | #1,615 |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,909 |
| 1991 | 55 | #1,551 |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,495 |
| 1989 | 60 | #1,406 |
| 1988 | 59 | #1,337 |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,482 |
| 1986 | 63 | #1,198 |
| 1985 | 66 | #1,146 |
| 1984 | 53 | #1,264 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,326 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,150 |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,455 |
| 1980 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,633 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,688 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,607 |
| 1975 | 19 | #2,287 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 16 | #2,403 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,738 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
Nicknames for Dusten
- Dusty 21 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Dusten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Justin, Jason, Jordan, Nathan, Dylan, Austin, Christian, Adam, Jacob, Colby, Aaron, Derek
Names related to Dusten
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica, Raife
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dusten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dusten, updated 20 October 2026.