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How popular is the name Rusty?
Births per year, rank history and how many Rusties are alive today.
Rusty (male) is a shortened form of the name Russell. Although Rusty itself was given to 5 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 3684th as a registered name), most Rusties are registered as Russell, which ranked 953rd in 2025 with 32 babies.
Most people called Rusty are registered as Russell, and share that name's profile: the Russell you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old. Half of all Russells born in England and Wales are between 45 and 62, and there are at least 46,000 of them alive today. Only some Russells go by Rusty.
How many babies are named Rusty or Russell each year?
Combined registrations of Russell, Rusty. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Russell rank as a registered name?
Where does Rusty rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Rusty short for Russell?
Yes - Rusty is a shortened form of Russell. Rusties are usually registered as Russell at birth.
When was the name Rusty most popular?
The full name Russell peaked in 1964, when around 1,900 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Rusty itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 5 babies.
How many people are called Rusty?
There's no official count of people who go by Rusty, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 46,000 people registered as Russell born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Rusty.
How old is the typical Rusty?
Most people called Rusty are registered as Russell. Most living Russells are between 45 and 62; the most common age is about 61.
Is Rusty becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1964 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.