Unisex name · since 2003
Bostyn
Bostyn has 739 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
739 babies have been named Bostyn since 2003, making it today's #3696 unisex name.
Bostyn has 739 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3696 as of the latest data, more common than 79% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #9,207 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,696 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 739 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bostyn ranks #9,207 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,696 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 739 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,207 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,696 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 739
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Bostyn's 739 recorded births place it above 87.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Utah.
How Bostyn compares
739 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bostyn's all-time total is 97% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bostyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 739 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bostyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bostyn splits its recorded history at 2015: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 61 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bostyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Bostyn popularity over time - boys
299 total births recorded since 2003 (Bostyn as boys' name)
Bostyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (413 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Bostyn's strongest decade.
413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Bostyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 88
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
413 births
- 2020s
2020s
238 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 413 births (56% of all-time use).
How Bostyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bostyn's total volume
Bostyn by state
Where Bostyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 128 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 59 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 8 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.7% |
128 of 739 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Bostyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (413 total births) through the 2020s (238) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Utah records the most Bostyns (128 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bostyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bostyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.