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Dusty

Dusty ranks #324 out of 55,875 dog names in our data (the #1 dog name is Bella). Across all 16 places, 273 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #102 for cats.
Dusty's popularity trend

Dusty's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2007.

0.05%0.1%0.15%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
273
across 16 places
Popularity rank
#324
of 55,875 dog names
5-year rank move
−52
2020 → 2025
Gender split
68% boys
32% girls68% boys
What does Dusty mean?
2 syllables

Dusty is, most plainly, the everyday word for something covered in fine, dry powder. It also does double duty as a casual pet form of Dustin, a name that traces back through Old French to the Old Norse Thorsteinn, literally "Thor's stone."

Dusty has a rugged, sun-bleached charm, like a name pulled off a ranch gate. It suits a pet with a scrappy, outdoorsy streak, or simply one who never met a dirt pile they didn't love.

Where Dusty shows up

Dusty's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

DarwinAustralia0.3%
Surf Coast ShireAustralia0.3%
Noosa ShireAustralia0.1%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia0.1%
AdelaideAustralia0.1%
PlayfordAustralia0.1%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.1%
Maple RidgeCanada0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
BurnsideAustralia0.0%
WorcesterUnited States of America0.0%
CambridgeUnited States of America0.0%
Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
ZürichSwitzerland0.0%

Names like Dusty

DusseDuskToastyFeistyDustinDuskyDusyaDustiDustieRustyMistyFrosty

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