Dustin - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Dustin \d(u)-stin, dus-tin\ is pronounced DUS-tin. It is of Old German and Old English origin, and its meaning is "brave warrior; dusty area". The fame of actor Dustin Hoffman has been a major influence on contemporary usage. Popularity is also influenced by the rhyming similarity to another favored name, Justin.

Dustin has 5 variant forms: Dustan, Dusten, Duston, Dusty and Dustyn.

Baby names that sound like Dustin are Destin, Deston and Destan.

Dustin is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Dustin. Click here to compare Dustin with related baby names.