Is Rustin a boy or girl name?

Rustin is a boy’s name. Of the 2,903 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Rustin

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Rustin was most popular in 1979, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,270 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,847, with 62 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,903 people named Rustin.

Rustin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rustin’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rustin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rustin is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,903 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Rustin

Where Rustin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org