Dusty · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1927

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 87 recorded years as a table

Dusty, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1927	4
1929	6
1935	5
1940	4
1941	4
1944	6
1945	4
1946	13
1947	12
1948	15
1949	20
1950	23
1951	22
1952	24
1953	26
1954	44
1955	38
1956	43
1957	41
1958	41
1959	44
1960	42
1961	35
1962	34
1963	32
1964	35
1965	41
1966	34
1967	33
1968	41
1969	63
1970	74
1971	67
1972	83
1973	87
1974	105
1975	95
1976	113
1977	115
1978	138
1979	112
1980	277
1981	336
1982	285
1983	172
1984	184
1985	190
1986	205
1987	217
1988	185
1989	124
1990	121
1991	84
1992	72
1993	107
1994	134
1995	117
1996	102
1997	94
1998	67
1999	68
2000	60
2001	52
2002	53
2003	47
2004	47
2005	53
2006	41
2007	39
2008	33
2009	39
2010	31
2011	18
2012	26
2013	29
2014	22
2015	25
2016	20
2017	18
2018	17
2019	21
2020	22
2021	18
2022	26
2023	20
2024	15
2025	19

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Dusty isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 32
Rank in 2025: #3,513
How rare: 1 in 53,377 boys
Since 1927: 10,662

Most popular in 1981, at 336 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 25% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.