Given name & surname
Duston
“from the dusty area”·“a courageous warrior”
Duston 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
Duston 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
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Duston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,165
- 1,165 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 61 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 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,024 as a first name in 2020; 504 as a surname 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 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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