Boys' name · since 1982
Jostin
Jostin has 823 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,703 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jostin is the #3703 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 823 recorded since 1982.
Jostin has 823 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3703 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #5,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,703 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 823 born since 1982
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jostin ranks #5,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,703 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 823 born since 1982, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,703 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 823
- born since 1982
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jostin's 823 recorded births place it above 87.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Jostin compares
823 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jostin's all-time total is 123% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jostin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 823 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jostin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jostin's full recorded timeline at 2006, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jostin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Jostin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (293 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Jostin's strongest decade.
293 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Jostin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
293 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s
2020s
169 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 293 births (36% of all-time use).
How Jostin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jostin's total volume
Jostin by state
Where Jostin concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 57 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 20 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 15 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
57 of 823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Jostin's data
- Jostin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (293 total births) through the 2020s (169) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Jostins (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jostin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Jostin 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.