Given name & surname
Gusty
“of the wind; a revered man”
Gusty is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the wind; a revered man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the wind; a revered man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gusty through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 10 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 5 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 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 101 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gusty’s family of names
Gusty has a related form in Gussie. Gusty has a related form in Gustea. Gusty has a related form in Gustee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Gusty
- Gusty KempLuxembourgish association football player (1917-1948)
- Gusty Bauschcyclistborn 1980
- Gusty SpenceUlster loyalist (1933-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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