Rusty dog name

We found 2,598 dogs named Rusty in the public pet registers of 25 places. Combining all places, Rusty is the #85 dog name. Almost all dogs named Rusty are male.

🐱 Rusty is also a cat name (#182 for cats, 35 cats).

Rusty as a dog name, by place

PlaceRankDogsPer 10,000Years
Allegheny County United States #71 of 51,228 750 18 2003–2026
New York City United States #120 of 34,500 395 12 2014–2025
South Australia Australia #42 in top 100 1,085 33 2025
Toronto Canada #87 of 10,500 84 17 2019
Seattle United States #87 of 8,191 37 14 2026
Playford Australia #23 of 4,586 76 46 2015
Cambridge United States #170 of 4,375 11 8.6 2017–2026
Vancouver Canada #120 of 4,602 14 11 1999–2026
Noosa Australia #40 of 3,045 29 30 2017
Laval Canada #335 of 2,965 4 4.7 2017–2026
Worcester United States #233 of 2,906 5 6.8 2026
Maple Ridge Canada #255 of 2,440 4 6.3 2026
Basel Switzerland #219 of 3,446 4 6.3 2026
Victoria Canada #314 of 2,588 3 4.9 2025
Surf Coast Shire Australia #41 of 1,974 18 32 2016
Golden Plains Shire Australia #21 of 2,062 24 45 2016
Burnside Australia #47 of 1,888 16 31 2015
Framingham United States #96 of 1,965 7 16 2020
Richmond United States #84 of 2,347 6 14 2018
Tacoma United States #82 of 1,917 6 17 2021
Corangamite Shire Australia #38 of 1,161 10 38 2023
Port Moody Canada #126 of 1,280 3 13 2019
Adelaide Australia #70 of 958 3 19 2014
Prospect Australia #231 of 518 1 9.5 2016
Burlington United States #28 of 641 3 34 2022

Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Rusty. Click a column to sort. See data sources.

Female or male?

95% male

65 female and 1,259 male dogs named Rusty, in the places that record sex.

Rusty over the years

South Australia
2022
2024
Toronto – falling
2012
2015
2020
2025
Allegheny County – falling
2007
2010
2015
2020
2025

Dogs named Rusty per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.

Breeds of dogs named Rusty

Compared to all dogs, Rusty is especially common among Kelpies (4.7×), Vizslas (4.4×), Miniature Pinschers (3.1×), Jack Russell Terriers (2.8×) and Cairn Terriers (2.6×).

Based on 1,233 dogs named Rusty with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.

Famous dogs named Rusty

Rusty – character from Disney's Home on the Range

From Wikidata. More famous dogs

Rusty as a baby name

Rusty is also a human name. See Rusty as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.

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