Girls' name · since 2011

Ostara

Since 2011, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Ostara, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade

Ostara sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 75 recorded since 2011.

Social Security Administration records show Ostara recorded 75 times among girls since 2011, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2024.

  • #30,379 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 75 born since 2011
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ostara ranks #30,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,379 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 2011
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ostara's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ostara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ostara's full recorded timeline at 2021, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ostara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2019)
14
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
46810121416 20112016201920202021202220232024 11

Ostara by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (49 births, 65% of the file).

2020s was Ostara's strongest decade.

49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Ostara births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ostara?
Ostara has been given to 75 babies in the U.S. since 2011, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #30,379 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 14 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
Where does Ostara sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ostara ranks #30,379 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ostara most popular?
Ostara was most popular in the 2020s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Ostara been used?
Ostara has been recorded in Social Security data since 2011, spanning 14 years of data through 2024.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ostara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2011–2024 (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 Ostara 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.