How Many People Are Named Dusti?
An estimated 1,704 people in the United States have the first name Dusti. It is predominantly female (99.5%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Dusti peaked in popularity in 1980 with 94 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dusti as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dusti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,704
About 1 in 201,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1980
94 births
Total Registered
1,815
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dusti
Dusti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,815 total births registered, 99.5% were female.
Dusti as a male name
Ranked #4,330 in 1982
9 male births in 1982
Peak: 1982 (9 births)
Dusti as a female name
Ranked #9,787 in 2023
10 female births in 2023
Peak: 1980 (94 births)
Dusti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dusti span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 604 babies were registered. Dusti has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dusti by Decade
How has Dusti tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dusti by State
Birth registrations for Dusti span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Indiana. The lowest are in Utah, Louisiana, Iowa. On average, about 38 Dustis were registered per state.
Dusti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dusti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dusti
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dusti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dusti?
We estimate approximately 1,704 people named Dusti are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 201,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Dusti a common name?
Dusti is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,815 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dusti most popular?
Dusti reached peak popularity in 1980, when 94 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dusti is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dusti a female name?
Dusti is predominantly female. 99.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dusti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dusti Smith, Dusti Johnson, Dusti Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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