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Origin & history of Rusty1
English roots
Rusty comes from the English tradition, meaning Redhead, fox-colored.
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How popular is Rusty?
1961
peak year
Rusty first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1927. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1961, 576 babies received the name (ranked #328). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #3384), with roughly 36 babies named Rusty each year. Rusty's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 18,309 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
576
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #328)
(ranked #328)
36
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
360
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
18,309
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Rusty4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
R9
U3
S1
T2
Y7
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Rusty🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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