Over the past 110 years, 14 278 boys and 29 girls have been named Rusty. The name Rusty ranks 813th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Rusty in 1944. The peak of popularity of the name Rusty came in the 1960s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.