Given name
Dustine
“a brave fighter; from a dusty place”
Dustine is a variant of Dusty. In English use, Dusty carries the interpretation “a brave fighter; from a dusty place.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Dustine 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dustine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 242
- 96 boys · 146 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 19 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 8 in 1997. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 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.
Dustine’s family of names
Dustine has a related form in Dusty.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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