Rusty is an established boys' name that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.
Rusty is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,384 for boy births in the United States (and #5,135 across all names), given to 58 babies. Rusty first appears in 1927 and peaked in 1961 (576 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | — | #2,384 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | #11,965 | #3,382 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,215 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,451 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,907 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,900 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,976 |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,869 |
| 2017 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,505 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,978 |
| 2015 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,674 |
| 2014 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,797 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,175 |
| 2012 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,052 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,786 |
| 2010 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,720 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,535 |
| 2008 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,819 |
| 2007 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,409 |
| 2006 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,816 |
| 2005 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,722 |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,905 |
| 2003 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,654 |
| 2002 | 67 | 67 | — | #1,739 |
| 2001 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,676 |
| 2000 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,625 |
| 1999 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,416 |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | — | #1,367 |
| 1997 | 101 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1996 | 123 | — | #13,111 | #1,047 |
| 1995 | 134 | — | #11,505 | #986 |
| 1994 | 162 | — | #15,230 | #857 |
| 1993 | 150 | — | — | #869 |
| 1992 | 165 | — | — | #818 |
| 1991 | 213 | — | — | #695 |
| 1990 | 281 | — | #9,952 | #608 |
| 1989 | 307 | — | #8,587 | #562 |
| 1988 | 351 | — | #8,225 | #494 |
| 1987 | 355 | — | #5,862 | #480 |
| 1986 | 348 | — | #6,071 | #474 |
| 1985 | 327 | — | — | #479 |
| 1984 | 349 | — | #6,188 | #457 |
| 1983 | 369 | — | #8,758 | #433 |
| 1982 | 427 | — | #8,978 | #404 |
| 1981 | 517 | — | #4,133 | #355 |
| 1980 | 524 | — | #4,108 | #355 |
| 1979 | 549 | — | #2,975 | #347 |
| 1978 | 360 | — | #3,886 | #432 |
| 1977 | 362 | — | #3,725 | #428 |
| 1976 | 404 | — | #2,847 | #400 |
| 1975 | 387 | — | #3,233 | #403 |
| 1974 | 326 | — | #4,399 | #450 |
| 1973 | 336 | — | #5,954 | #431 |
| 1972 | 344 | — | #3,255 | #440 |
| 1971 | 366 | — | #5,048 | #432 |
| 1970 | 407 | — | #3,006 | #416 |
| 1969 | 353 | — | #4,133 | #430 |
| 1968 | 341 | — | #3,955 | #427 |
| 1967 | 317 | — | #5,348 | #432 |
| 1966 | 347 | — | #3,238 | #416 |
| 1965 | 419 | — | #5,206 | #382 |
| 1964 | 428 | — | #4,927 | #388 |
| 1963 | 514 | — | #3,302 | #350 |
| 1962 | 522 | — | #6,432 | #345 |
| 1961 | 576 | — | — | #328 |
| 1960 | 521 | — | #5,605 | #343 |
| 1959 | 567 | — | #4,570 | #329 |
| 1958 | 522 | — | #3,515 | #339 |
| 1957 | 452 | — | #4,484 | #362 |
| 1956 | 448 | — | #3,298 | #354 |
| 1955 | 335 | — | #3,539 | #409 |
| 1954 | 215 | — | #5,057 | #502 |
| 1953 | 156 | — | #4,185 | #597 |
| 1952 | 131 | — | #3,745 | #639 |
| 1951 | 127 | — | #3,257 | #657 |
| 1950 | 98 | — | — | #694 |
| 1949 | 95 | — | #5,914 | #727 |
| 1948 | 79 | — | #5,156 | #798 |
| 1947 | 85 | — | #3,039 | #820 |
| 1946 | 79 | — | — | #745 |
| 1945 | 39 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1944 | 43 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1942 | 17 | — | — | #1,789 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,066 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #4,176 | #3,068 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,476 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #4,796 | #2,909 |
| 1934 | 10 | — | #4,859 | #4,128 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | — | #3,940 |
| 1927 | 8 | — | — | #3,404 |