Dusty
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- DUS-tee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,512 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,512 for boys
Unisex
Dusty is a name of English origin, meaning “dusty”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 3,512th for boys in the US (32 babies).
What does Dusty mean?
English: English nickname; also a pet form of Dustin
“dusty”
The singer Dusty Springfield, born Mary O'Brien, made it known as a girls' name.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Dusty a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Dusty has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 32 boys in the US.
How popular is Dusty in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,512among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 13,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Dusty, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,348th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 43 girls. 17 boys were also named Dusty in 2025 (1,613th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Dusty in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 25 girls in the UK were given Dusty or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,169, up from #1,512 for this spelling alone.
- Dusty 21
- Dustie 4
In 2025, 55% of the babies named Dusty in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,454th in England and Wales.
Dusty in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,512 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,247 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 43 | #890 |
| 2020 | 25 | #1,348 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #7,383 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
How popular is Dusty in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,512among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 53,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 32 boys in the US were named Dusty, making it the 3,512th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 602 boys. It first appears in the records in 1927. 9 girls were also named Dusty in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Dusty in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22% of the babies named Dusty in the US were girls.
Dusty in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #3,512 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,414 |
| 2022 | 45 | #2,828 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,140 |
| 2018 | 30 | #3,603 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3,310 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,058 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2014 | 42 | #2,803 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,335 |
| 2012 | 49 | #2,516 |
| 2011 | 34 | #3,234 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 77 | #1,872 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,038 |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,795 |
| 2006 | 84 | #1,684 |
| 2005 | 106 | #1,401 |
| 2004 | 93 | #1,465 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,302 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 118 | #1,163 |
| 1999 | 131 | #1,047 |
| 1998 | 128 | #1,047 |
| 1997 | 178 | #816 |
| 1996 | 194 | #760 |
| 1995 | 223 | #710 |
| 1994 | 259 | #644 |
| 1993 | 209 | #713 |
| 1992 | 143 | #880 |
| 1991 | 170 | #783 |
| 1990 | 249 | #640 |
| 1989 | 249 | #629 |
| 1988 | 355 | #488 |
| 1987 | 405 | #443 |
| 1986 | 378 | #446 |
| 1985 | 352 | #457 |
| 1984 | 332 | #463 |
| 1983 | 309 | #480 |
| 1982 | 517 | #353 |
| 1981 | 602 | #316 |
| 1980 | 495 | #359 |
| 1979 | 193 | #614 |
| 1978 | 226 | #555 |
| 1977 | 189 | #609 |
| 1976 | 178 | #612 |
| 1975 | 148 | #675 |
| 1974 | 165 | #625 |
| 1973 | 135 | #688 |
| 1972 | 135 | #688 |
| 1971 | 119 | #748 |
| 1970 | 138 | #707 |
| 1969 | 113 | #736 |
| 1968 | 71 | #861 |
| 1967 | 57 | #955 |
| 1966 | 61 | #932 |
| 1965 | 77 | #837 |
| 1964 | 70 | #906 |
| 1963 | 65 | #928 |
| 1962 | 71 | #901 |
| 1961 | 74 | #889 |
| 1960 | 90 | #803 |
| 1959 | 93 | #793 |
| 1958 | 88 | #795 |
| 1957 | 89 | #794 |
| 1956 | 90 | #782 |
| 1955 | 78 | #828 |
| 1954 | 89 | #753 |
| 1953 | 52 | #998 |
| 1952 | 46 | #1,065 |
| 1951 | 41 | #1,122 |
| 1950 | 41 | #1,104 |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,184 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,399 |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,598 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,632 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
Names like Dusty
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Darcie Ivy Holly Autumn Marnie Melody Daisy Robyn Lily Penny Lara Amber
Other spellings of Dusty
Names related to Dusty
More English names
Evelyn Hudson Harper Grace Violet Willow Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter Harrison
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Dusty: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dusty, updated 20 October 2026.