Boys' name · since 2008

Osteen

Osteen has 11 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#33,963 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

Osteen is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2008.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osteen has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2017.

  • #33,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osteen ranks #33,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#33,963 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Osteen's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Osteen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Osteen's full recorded timeline at 2017, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Osteen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2017)
6
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 20082017 6

Osteen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).

2010s was Osteen's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Osteen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osteen? ▼
11 babies have been named Osteen since 2008. All-time, it sits at #33,963 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2017 with 6 births.
Where does Osteen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osteen ranks #33,963 of 45,481 boys' 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 Osteen most popular? ▼
Osteen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Osteen been used? ▼
Osteen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 10 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Osteen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ostin, Osten, Ostap, Ostyn, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Osteen

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Osteen

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Adele
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Erna
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Osteen: 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, 2008–2017 (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 Osteen 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.