Boys' name · since 1992
Ostin
464 babies named Ostin in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,483 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
464 babies have been named Ostin since 1992, making it today's #4483 boys' name.
Ostin has 464 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4483 as of the latest data, more common than 68% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #8,248 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,483 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 464 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ostin ranks #8,248 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,483 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 464 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,248 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,483 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 464
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ostin's 464 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Ostin compares
464 Top 46% higher than 54% 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
Ostin's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ostin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 464 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ostin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ostin's full recorded timeline at 2010, 68% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 32% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ostin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Ostin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (159 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ostin's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ostin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 159 births (34% of all-time use).
Ostin by state
Where Ostin concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8 | 1.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.1% |
8 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ostin's data
- Ostin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (159 total births) through the 2020s (157) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Ostins (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ostin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Ostin 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.