The baby name Rusty appears in baby name data for the United States from 1946 to 2024. It was most popular in 1959 with 727 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Rusty has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1946 | 27 |
| 1947 | 44 |
| 1948 | 26 |
| 1949 | 20 |
| 1950 | 17 |
| 1951 | 46 |
| 1952 | 49 |
| 1953 | 69 |
| 1954 | 155 |
| 1955 | 397 |
| 1956 | 583 |
| 1957 | 528 |
| 1958 | 641 |
| 1959 | 727 |
| 1960 | 662 |
| 1961 | 697 |
| 1962 | 629 |
| 1963 | 8 |
| 1963 | 703 |
| 1964 | 538 |
| 1965 | 550 |
| 1966 | 445 |
| 1967 | 360 |
| 1968 | 398 |
| 1969 | 420 |
| 1970 | 450 |
| 1971 | 402 |
| 1972 | 389 |
| 1973 | 353 |
| 1974 | 313 |
| 1975 | 424 |
| 1976 | 427 |
| 1977 | 361 |
| 1978 | 375 |
| 1979 | 639 |
| 1980 | 613 |
| 1981 | 591 |
| 1982 | 472 |
| 1983 | 395 |
| 1984 | 301 |
| 1985 | 355 |
| 1986 | 333 |
| 1987 | 352 |
| 1988 | 359 |
| 1989 | 289 |
| 1990 | 255 |
| 1991 | 179 |
| 1992 | 144 |
| 1993 | 100 |
| 1994 | 117 |
| 1995 | 111 |
| 1996 | 74 |
| 1997 | 40 |
| 1998 | 23 |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 2000 | 19 |
| 2001 | 48 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 20 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 |