Rusty · 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 93 recorded years as a table

Rusty, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1927	7
1930	5
1934	5
1935	8
1937	8
1938	5
1939	6
1940	11
1941	10
1942	12
1943	14
1944	32
1945	29
1946	49
1947	39
1948	42
1949	51
1950	55
1951	61
1952	62
1953	75
1954	102
1955	157
1956	205
1957	205
1958	240
1959	261
1960	241
1961	271
1962	249
1963	245
1964	210
1965	221
1966	186
1967	177
1968	189
1969	190
1970	207
1971	201
1972	200
1973	210
1974	198
1975	234
1976	240
1977	208
1978	208
1979	302
1980	283
1981	278
1982	231
1983	202
1984	187
1985	177
1986	182
1987	183
1988	179
1989	149
1990	133
1991	105
1992	83
1993	76
1994	81
1995	67
1996	62
1997	54
1998	45
1999	43
2000	37
2001	36
2002	35
2003	38
2004	33
2005	39
2006	20
2007	26
2008	21
2009	16
2010	23
2011	23
2012	20
2013	19
2014	22
2015	24
2016	21
2017	17
2018	15
2019	15
2020	16
2021	25
2022	19
2023	22
2024	20
2025	34

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Rusty 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: 58
Rank in 2025: #2,363
How rare: 1 in 29,449 boys
Since 1927: 17,802

Most popular in 1979, at 302 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 41% per million boys born.

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