How Many People Are Named Rustin?
An estimated 2,706 people in the United States have the first name Rustin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Rustin peaked in popularity in 1979 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rustin 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 Rustin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,706
About 1 in 126,665 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1979
87 births
Total Registered
2,840
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rustin
Rustin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,840 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rustin as a male name
Ranked #2,461 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 1979 (87 births)
Rustin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rustin span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 655 babies were registered. While Rustin is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Rustin by Decade
How has Rustin 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.
Rustin by State
Birth registrations for Rustin span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Utah. The lowest are in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana. On average, about 37 Rustins were registered per state.
Rustin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rustin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rustin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rustin?
We estimate approximately 2,706 people named Rustin 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 126,665 Americans share this first name.
Is Rustin a common name?
Rustin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,840 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rustin most popular?
Rustin reached peak popularity in 1979, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rustin is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rustin a male name?
Rustin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rustin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rustin Smith, Rustin Johnson, Rustin 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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