Given name & surname
Rusten
“from the red-haired man's estate”
Rusten is a variant of Ruston. One English interpretation is “from the red-haired man's estate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rusten is a variant of Ruston. One English interpretation is “from the red-haired man's estate.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rusten is a variant of Ruston. An origin associated with Ruston is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rusten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 54
- 54 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,107 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,107 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 110 as a first name in 2020; 229 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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