Boys' name · since 1919
Sostenes
Sostenes has 122 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sostenes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 122 recorded since 1919.
Sostenes has 122 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1997.
- #16,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 122 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sostenes ranks #16,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 122
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sostenes's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sostenes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sostenes's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sostenes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1997
- Peak year (1929)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Sostenes by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (24 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Sostenes's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Sostenes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
24 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s
1940s
14 births
- 1950s
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 24 births (20% of all-time use).
Sostenes by state
Where Sostenes concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 28.7% |
35 of 122 births nationwide.
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- Sostenes's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Sosteness (35 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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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, 1919–1997 (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 Sostenes 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.