How Many People Are Named Duston?
An estimated 1,111 people in the United States have the first name Duston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Duston peaked in popularity in 1986 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Duston 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 Duston paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,111
About 1 in 308,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1986
61 births
Total Registered
1,165
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Duston
Duston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,165 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Duston as a male name
Ranked #11,098 in 2016
6 male births in 2016
Peak: 1986 (61 births)
Duston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Duston span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 494 babies were registered. Duston has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Duston by Decade
How has Duston 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.
Duston by State
Birth registrations for Duston span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Louisiana, California. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Arizona. On average, about 21 Dustons were registered per state.
Duston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Duston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Duston
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Duston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Duston?
We estimate approximately 1,111 people named Duston 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 308,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Duston a common name?
Duston is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,165 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Duston most popular?
Duston reached peak popularity in 1986, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Duston is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Duston a male name?
Duston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Duston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Duston Smith, Duston Johnson, Duston 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me