Rusty
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning rusty-hued; from rust-colored or Rust.
Babies a year
32
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Rusty by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Rusty. In the US, 32 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 575 babies in 1961, so it is a 1960s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Rusty. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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