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Rusty

Rusty ranks #57 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 3 places, 25 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #43 among boy dog names.
Rusty's popularity trend

Rusty's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.1%0.2%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
25
across 3 places
Popularity rank
#57
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−47
2014 → 2019
Gender split
92% male
8% female92% male

Gender split comes from 49 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rusty mean?
2 syllables

Rusty comes from the everyday word describing the reddish-brown color of rust, the same warm, orange-brown tint that shows up on old iron and copper pennies left out in the weather.

It's a classic, affectionate choice for a pet whose coat leans auburn, ginger, or copper, and it has an easy, approachable sound that suits a loyal, good-natured companion.

Where Rusty shows up

Cats named Rusty per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.11%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%

Cat names like Rusty

RussellMistyDustyFrosty

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