Boys' name · since 1927
Ostell
7 babies named Ostell in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ostell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 7 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Ostell recorded 7 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1927.
- #36,769 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 7 born since 1927
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ostell ranks #36,769 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 7 born since 1927, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,769 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 7
- born since 1927
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ostell's 7 recorded births place it above 18.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ostell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1927
- Peak year (1927)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Ostell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Ostell's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ostell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (100% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ostell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 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, 1927–1927 (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 Ostell 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.