Given name
Dustina
“a brave fighter; from a dusty place”
Dustina is a variant of Dusty. In English use, Dusty carries the interpretation “a brave fighter; from a dusty place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dustina is a variant of Dusty. In English use, Dusty carries the interpretation “a brave fighter; from a dusty place.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dustina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 169
- 0 boys · 169 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 18 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 girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 18 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 191 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.
Dustina’s family of names
Dustina has a related form in Dusty.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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