Total births
75
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.
- #9466
- among girls today
- 75
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
75 babies have been named Ostara since 2011, making it today's #9466 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ostara recorded 75 times among girls since 2011, holding rank #9466 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, 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.
- #9466 among girls today
- 75 born since 2011
- 2020s peak decade
- 47% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ostara is currently the #9466 girls' name in America, more common than 47% of girls - 75 born since 2011, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9466
- among girls today
- 75
- born since 2011
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 47%
- more common than other girls
Ostara vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9466
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 47% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Ostara was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
14 babies were named Ostara in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Ostara compares
75 20th percentile among 17,726 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
Ostara's all-time total is 80% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ostara | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 48 | 19,840 |
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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#9,466
Active since
2011
Ostara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Ostara by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (65% of all-time use).
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. Among girls, it ranks #9466 as of the latest data. 14 babies were born in 2019, its single highest year.
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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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ostara: #9466 Girls' Name - 75 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ostara. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.