Name profile

Dustin

This name comes from the English surname Dustin, which was itself derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn.

Usage languagesDutch, English
US rank (2025)#728

Meaning and history

This name comes from the English surname Dustin, which was derived from the Old Norse given name Þórsteinn (see Torsten). It was popularized by actor Dustin Hoffman (1937–), who was apparently named after the earlier silent film star Dustin Farnum (1874–1929).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,338 births, rank #258
2007: 1,263 births, rank #272
2008: 1,103 births, rank #301
2009: 1,008 births, rank #316
2010: 869 births, rank #353
20112011: 804 births, rank #370
2012: 800 births, rank #377
2013: 674 births, rank #431
2014: 697 births, rank #434
2015: 577 births, rank #503
20162016: 554 births, rank #531
2017: 535 births, rank #529
2018: 543 births, rank #522
2019: 491 births, rank #567
2020: 404 births, rank #653
20212021: 444 births, rank #622
2022: 442 births, rank #629
2023: 382 births, rank #695
2024: 395 births, rank #687
20252025: 365 births, rank #728

Dustin moved from #689 to #729 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1985, with 10,439 births.