Dusty
Dusty is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Dusty are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 71% male / 29% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 10,388 male / 4,350 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Dusty
To address Dusty when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dusty," in English, "Guten Tag Dusty," in German. About 71% of people named Dusty are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Dusty,
German
Guten Tag Dusty,
French
Bonjour Dusty,
Spanish
Estimado/a Dusty:
Chinese
Dusty您好:
Japanese
Dusty様
English
Hi Dusty,
German
Hi Dusty,
French
Salut Dusty,
Spanish
Hola Dusty,
Chinese
Dusty你好:
Japanese
Dustyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 71% |
United States birth data
10,388 male · 4,350 female · 14,738 births recorded
Since 1980: 78% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dusty a male or female name?
Dusty is a unisex given name: about 71% of people named Dusty are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Dusty in an email?
To address Dusty when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Dusty," in English, "Guten Tag Dusty," in German. About 71% of people named Dusty are men and 29% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Dusty a unisex name?
Dusty is not a unisex name: 71% of people named Dusty are men. Dusty leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Dusty a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dusty (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_dusty,
title = {Is Dusty a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/dusty},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}