Boys' name · since 1984

Stosh

22 babies named Stosh in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,396 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade

Stosh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1984.

Stosh has 22 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2001.

  • #28,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1984
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stosh ranks #28,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.

#28,396 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1984
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Stosh's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% 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.

Stosh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Stosh's full recorded timeline at 1990, 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 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Stosh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1984198719902001 5

Stosh by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).

1980s was Stosh's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.

Stosh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Stosh? ▼
Stosh has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1984, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,396 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 7 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Stosh sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stosh ranks #28,396 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 Stosh most popular? ▼
Stosh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Stosh been used? ▼
Stosh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 18 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Stosh? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Stone, Storm, Stoney, Stockton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Stosh's data

  • Stosh's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Stosh

Nearby Names Like Stosh

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

Stone Boy
#916 6,676 births
Storm Boy
#2112 3,605 births
Stoney Boy
#3257 3,092 births
Stockton Boy
#3322 1,366 births
Stormy Boy
#7272 900 births

Compare Stosh side by side: Stosh vs Stone Stosh vs Storm Stosh vs Stoney

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
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Romanus
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Tobbie
22 births · Peak 1969
Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Stosh: 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, 1984–2001 (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 Stosh 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.