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Dusten

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Dusten has been given to about 1,374 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1985, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,255
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Dusten per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1985 · 66
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,374

How popular is Dusten?

Its best year was 1985, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 1150th. The typical living American called Dusten is about 37 years old today.

Names that sound like Dusten

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Justen0.88
  2. Austen0.82
  3. Dustin0.74
  4. Ruben0.62
  5. Cullen0.62
  6. Tristen0.60
  7. Dusty0.57
  8. Julien0.57

Middle names for Dusten

Ranked by flow score
  1. Dusten Paul0.77
  2. Dusten John0.77
  3. Dusten Blake0.76
  4. Dusten Wade0.76
  5. Dusten Ross0.76
  6. Dusten Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Dusten

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.78
  2. Bethanysister · 0.75
  3. Aracelisister · 0.73
  4. Elishaeither · 0.72
  5. Caseyeither · 0.72
  6. Kareembrother · 0.71

Where Dusten is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Dusten Anderson0.77
    2. Dusten White0.72
    3. Dusten Moore0.72
    4. Dusten Hill0.72
    5. Dusten Hall0.72
    6. Dusten Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Dusten

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.