Rustam
Boy · roos-TAHM · Persian
Rustam is a boys' name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Rustam mean?
Persian: Persian Rostam
Rustam (Rostam) is the great hero of the Shahnameh, Ferdowsi's Persian national epic.
- Say it
- roos-TAHM
Is Rustam a girl's or a boy's name?
Rustam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Rustam in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 5 boys.
Half of all the boys named Rustam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rustam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Rustam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,675among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Rustam, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2012.
Half of all the boys named Rustam in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rustam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
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