Rusty has been given to about 18,367 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1961, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1961, when 576 babies were given the name, ranking 328th. The typical living American called Rusty is about 52 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.