How Many People Are Named Rustam?
An estimated 82 people in the United States have the first name Rustam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Rustam peaked in popularity in 2023 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rustam 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 Rustam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rustam is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
82
About 1 in 4,179,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2023
12 births
Total Registered
83
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rustam
Rustam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 83 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rustam as a male name
Ranked #8,175 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (12 births)
Rustam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rustam span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 50 babies were registered. While Rustam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rustam by Decade
How has Rustam 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.
Rustam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rustam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rustam
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rustam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rustam?
We estimate approximately 82 people named Rustam 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 4,179,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Rustam a common name?
Rustam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 83 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rustam most popular?
Rustam reached peak popularity in 2023, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rustam is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rustam a male name?
Rustam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rustam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rustam Smith, Rustam Johnson, Rustam 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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