How Many People Are Named Rusti?
An estimated 323 people in the United States have the first name Rusti. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Rusti peaked in popularity in 1979 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rusti 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 Rusti paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
323
About 1 in 1,061,159 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1979
19 births
Total Registered
350
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rusti
Rusti is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 350 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rusti as a female name
Ranked #17,840 in 2003
5 female births in 2003
Peak: 1979 (19 births)
Rusti: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rusti span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 118 babies were registered. Rusti has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Rusti by Decade
How has Rusti 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.
Rusti + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rusti as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rusti
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rusti: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rusti?
We estimate approximately 323 people named Rusti 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 1,061,159 Americans share this first name.
Is Rusti a common name?
Rusti is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 350 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rusti most popular?
Rusti reached peak popularity in 1979, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rusti is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rusti a female name?
Rusti is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rusti Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rusti Smith, Rusti Johnson, Rusti 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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