Dustin

Norse

"brave warrior, or Thor's stone"

Dustin Origin and Meaning

The name Dustin is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "brave warrior, or Thor's stone".

Dustin's popularity in recent years has probably had more due to its similarity to Justin than to idolization of Dustin Hoffman -- himself named after silent screen cowboy star Dustin Farnum -- who certainly was the one to put it on the name map. In recent years, golfer Dustin Johnson has brought fresh renown to the name. Dustin is a character in Netflix hit Stranger Things. After decades in the spotlight, Dustin feels like a classic rather than an upstart. It peaked in the Top 50s in the 1980s.

Caveat: Hoffman has confessed that his schooldays nickname was "dustbin" though in today's more tolerant naming atmosphere, Dusty may be the cute nickname.

Dustin Rank in US Top 1000

# 692 in the US

Dustin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 608 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Dustin

• 692 US 2023
• 608 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Dustin

• Dustin Lee Hoffman American actor
• Dustin Luis Pedroia American baseball player
• Dustin Hunter Johnson American golfer
• Dustin Lance Black American screenwriter
• Dustin Clare New Zealand actor
• Dustin Ray Byfuglien American hockey player
• Dustin James Brown American hockey player
• Dustin Farr Colquitt American football player
• Dustin Kendall Keller American football player
• Dustin Charles Lynch American country music singer
• Dustin Neil Diamond American actor
• Dustin Dollin Australian pro skateboarder
• Dustin Ransom American session musician
• Dustin Gee (born Gerald Harrison) English comedian
• Dustin Michael Kensrue American musician of band Thrice
• Dustin Payseur American musician
• Dustin Breeding American singer of R&B group B5
• Dustin Bates American musician and singer of the bands Starset and Downplay
• Dustin Moskovitz American cofounder of Facebook
• Dustin Patrick Runnels aka Goldust American pro wrestler
• Dustin Hurt American prospector and reality TV personality ("Gold Rush")
• Dustin Burnett aka Zayde Wolf American songwriter and producer
• Dustin Smith son of baseball player Ozzie Smith
• Dustin Miles son of actress Elaine Miles
• Dustin Wilson (adopted 1998) son of singer Ann Wilson of Heart
• Dustin Corser (b. 2015) son of actor Rodger Corser

The name Dustin in Pop Culture

• Dustin Brooks character on TV's "Zoey 101"
• Waldo "Dustin" Brooks character in "Power Rangers: Ninja Storm"
• Dustin Kudlick main character in newspaper comic strip "Dustin"
• Dustin Prince character in video game "Ace Attorney"
• Dustin Langerak character in computer game "The Sims 3"
• Dustin the Big Hopper character in musical "Starlight Express"
• Dustin Henderson character on Netflix series "Stranger Things"