Rustam

A boys’ name of Persian origin, meaning heroic or brave one.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Rustam by the numbers

Rustam was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 8 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rustam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Rustinrusty-hued or reddish; a form of Rusty43 in the US (2017)
  • Rustyrusty-hued; from rust-colored or Rust32 in the US (2017)
  • Rustonrusty stone or reddish settlement28 in the US (2017)
  • Ruslanlion; from Russian literary tradition20 in the US (2017)
  • Rustynrustic; form of Rustin8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean courage

Like Rustam, each of these has courage in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
  • Andrewmanly, brave8,228 in the US (2017)
  • Rileyvaliant; rye clearing7,797 in the US (2017)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Everettbrave as a wild boar3,814 in the US (2017)
  • Tristanbold, sorrowful; from Pictish origin3,333 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Rustam

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