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Meaning

The name Dustin has the following meaning:

From the dusty area/a courageous warrior.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Dustin is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 201 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Dustin fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 16 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 318 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Dustin in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Dustin is pronounced as dust-in

Origins

Dustin originates from the German language.
See other suggested German boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Dustin and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Dustin: Boys - Arnulfo, Roscoe, Girls - Emmer, Huldah, Joslyn, Leota, Lorelei, Both genders - Alice, Ballard, Bertha, Charles, Emerson, Emma

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Dustin: Dustan, Dustea, Dustee, Dusten, Duster, Dustey, Dusti, Dustie, Duston, Dustun, Dusty (English), Dustyn (German)

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Dustin are: Dusty

Style

We think the name Dustin should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

See other The 70's boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Dustin to be: A funny and intelligent person

In one word, you might describe Dustin as a(n) "funny" person.

See other "funny" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Dustin (or its variants) are:

Dustin Hoffman, born on 8 August, a famous actor. Dustin Hoffman's background: Born in 1937. Dustin Hoffman was born Dustin Lee Hoffman in Los Angeles. His first starring role was in The Graduate (1967), and he won Oscars for Kramer versus Kramer (1979) and Rain Man (1988). He has six children: Karin, Jenna, Jacob, Max, Rebecca and Alexandra.

Dusty Baker, born on 15 June, a famous athlete. Dusty Baker's background: A former outfielder in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Cincinnati Reds.

Dusty Springfield, born on 16 April, a famous singer. Dusty Springfield's background: An English singer. She was voted the Top British Female Artist by the readers of the New Musical Express in 1964, 1965, and 1968.
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