Dusty is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1981 and has since faded.
Dusty is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,532 among boys (32) and #10,316 among girls (9) — overall #6,433 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | #10,316 | #3,532 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | #6,707 | #4,104 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | #7,746 | #3,437 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | #6,281 | #2,838 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #7,041 | #3,600 |
| 2020 | 53 | 53 | #7,312 | #3,034 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | #8,247 | #3,155 |
| 2018 | 46 | 46 | #7,191 | #3,630 |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | #10,168 | #3,332 |
| 2016 | 52 | 52 | #8,116 | #3,077 |
| 2015 | 64 | 64 | #7,369 | #2,575 |
| 2014 | 56 | 56 | #8,174 | #2,822 |
| 2013 | 62 | 62 | #12,317 | #2,343 |
| 2012 | 66 | 66 | #7,231 | #2,528 |
| 2011 | 47 | 47 | #8,771 | #3,259 |
| 2010 | 75 | 75 | #8,005 | #2,191 |
| 2009 | 87 | 87 | #10,902 | #1,876 |
| 2008 | 81 | 81 | #9,116 | #2,044 |
| 2007 | 99 | 99 | #7,168 | #1,800 |
| 2006 | 97 | 97 | #8,868 | #1,689 |
| 2005 | 127 | 127 | #5,876 | #1,404 |
| 2004 | 114 | 114 | #5,809 | #1,470 |
| 2003 | 113 | 113 | #5,879 | #1,421 |
| 2002 | 122 | 122 | #5,731 | #1,310 |
| 2001 | 130 | 130 | #4,353 | #1,290 |
| 2000 | 155 | 155 | #3,541 | #1,167 |
| 1999 | 170 | 170 | #3,264 | #1,050 |
| 1998 | 180 | 180 | #2,626 | #1,055 |
| 1997 | 224 | — | #2,712 | #819 |
| 1996 | 236 | — | #2,861 | #762 |
| 1995 | 283 | — | #2,224 | #714 |
| 1994 | 325 | — | #2,088 | #647 |
| 1993 | 263 | — | #2,359 | #714 |
| 1992 | 175 | — | #3,436 | #885 |
| 1991 | 223 | — | #2,394 | #788 |
| 1990 | 304 | — | #2,300 | #642 |
| 1989 | 308 | — | #2,102 | #634 |
| 1988 | 438 | — | #1,583 | #489 |
| 1987 | 506 | — | #1,352 | #443 |
| 1986 | 445 | — | #1,741 | #446 |
| 1985 | 446 | — | #1,375 | #457 |
| 1984 | 422 | — | #1,345 | #464 |
| 1983 | 438 | — | #1,072 | #482 |
| 1982 | 631 | — | #1,194 | #354 |
| 1981 | 831 | — | #720 | #316 |
| 1980 | 784 | — | #631 | #359 |
| 1979 | 387 | — | #815 | #614 |
| 1978 | 438 | — | #737 | #555 |
| 1977 | 430 | — | #661 | #612 |
| 1976 | 459 | — | #583 | #612 |
| 1975 | 354 | — | #719 | #676 |
| 1974 | 299 | — | #931 | #626 |
| 1973 | 283 | — | #871 | #688 |
| 1972 | 278 | — | #887 | #688 |
| 1971 | 230 | — | #1,086 | #750 |
| 1970 | 241 | — | #1,137 | #707 |
| 1969 | 184 | — | #1,362 | #736 |
| 1968 | 109 | — | #1,947 | #862 |
| 1967 | 98 | — | #1,825 | #958 |
| 1966 | 87 | — | #2,369 | #933 |
| 1965 | 97 | — | #2,766 | #839 |
| 1964 | 94 | — | #2,553 | #907 |
| 1963 | 77 | — | #3,864 | #932 |
| 1962 | 85 | — | #3,473 | #905 |
| 1961 | 92 | — | #2,986 | #890 |
| 1960 | 103 | — | #3,550 | #806 |
| 1959 | 111 | — | #2,788 | #796 |
| 1958 | 101 | — | #3,421 | #797 |
| 1957 | 99 | — | #4,005 | #797 |
| 1956 | 111 | — | #2,479 | #784 |
| 1955 | 87 | — | #4,157 | #831 |
| 1954 | 123 | — | #1,779 | #754 |
| 1953 | 72 | — | #2,380 | #1,004 |
| 1952 | 61 | — | #2,846 | #1,070 |
| 1951 | 58 | — | #2,506 | #1,125 |
| 1950 | 54 | — | #2,946 | #1,107 |
| 1949 | 46 | — | #3,449 | #1,189 |
| 1948 | 36 | — | #3,670 | #1,409 |
| 1947 | 39 | — | #2,478 | #1,615 |
| 1946 | 39 | — | #2,250 | #1,569 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #3,204 | #3,093 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #4,752 | #2,692 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,640 |
| 1940 | 5 | — | — | #3,590 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #3,808 |
| 1929 | 6 | — | — | #3,668 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,361 |