Rusty
English nickname for someone with red hair, from the color of rust; it also attached to men named Russell, whose surname comes from an Old French word for red.
Rusty in 2025
Rusty was given to 58 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,135th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 57,161 babies born.
The history of Rusty
Rusty reached its highest point in 1961, when 576 babies were given the name, ranking 722nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 711th, in 1959.
Across the 99 years of records since 1927, 18,367 babies have been named Rusty. Half of them were born before 1973, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Rusty by decade
| Decade | Babies named Rusty | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 8 | 6,473 |
| 1930s | 57 | 4,077 |
| 1940s | 482 | 1,567 |
| 1950s | 3,051 | 711 |
| 1960s | 4,338 | 722 |
| 1970s | 3,841 | 730 |
| 1980s | 3,874 | 767 |
| 1990s | 1,498 | 1,324 |
| 2000s | 598 | 3,740 |
| 2010s | 377 | 5,979 |
| 2020s | 243 | 5,135 |
Where Rusty is heading
Rusty has risen 26% over the past decade, from 46 babies in 2015 to 58 in 2025.
Names like Rusty
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Rusty.