Given name
Dusten
“from the dusty area”·“a courageous warrior”
Dusten is a variant of Dustin. Interpretations include “from the dusty area” and “a courageous warrior”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dusten is a variant of Dustin. Interpretations include “from the dusty area” and “a courageous warrior”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Dusten is a form of Dustin. Dustin probably comes from Old Norse.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dusten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,374
- 1,374 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 66 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,092 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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