Duston Boy
How popular is Duston?
Peaked in 1986
No babies were recorded with the name Duston in 2025. It was most used in 1986, when 61 boys got the name.
1,100living people named Duston (est.)
40median age of people named Duston
1,165babies named Duston since 1880
Duston popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 boys |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1986 (61 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,226 in 1986 |
| First recorded | 1951 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
Duston counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Dustin family of names ranked #671 for boys in 2025 (#628 the year before), with 385 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Duston by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | #3,363 |
| 1960s | 25 | #3,313 |
| 1970s | 250 | #1,438 |
| 1980s | 494 | #1,226 |
| 1990s | 277 | #1,804 |
| 2000s | 92 | #4,198 |
| 2010s | 21 | #10,739 |
Questions
- Is Duston a boy or girl name?
- Duston is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Duston were boys.
- How popular is the name Duston?
- No babies were recorded with the name Duston in 2025. It was most used in 1986, when 61 boys got the name.
- When was Duston most popular?
- Duston peaked in 1986, when 61 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,226 in 1986.
- How many people are named Duston?
- 1,165 babies have been named Duston in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,100 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.