Rusty

Rusty is a male given name: 97% of people named Rusty are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 97%Female 3%

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 97% male / 3% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 17,509 male / 557 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Rusty

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Rusty," in English, "Guten Tag Rusty," in German. Rusty is a male given name: about 97% of people named Rusty are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Rusty,

German

Guten Tag Rusty,

French

Bonjour Rusty,

Spanish

Estimado/a Rusty:

Chinese

Rusty您好：

Japanese

Rusty様

English

Hi Rusty,

German

Hi Rusty,

French

Salut Rusty,

Spanish

Hola Rusty,

Chinese

Rusty你好：

Japanese

Rustyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Rusty by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	unisex name	97%

United States birth data

17,509 male · 557 female · 18,066 births recorded

Male 97%Female 3%

Since 1980: 98% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rusty a male or female name?

Rusty is a male given name: 97% of people named Rusty are men, and it is recorded as male in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Rusty in an email?

Is Rusty a unisex name?

Rusty is not a unisex name: 97% of people named Rusty are men. Rusty leans strongly male overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Rusty a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rusty (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_rusty,
  title  = {Is Rusty a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/rusty},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}