Recorded 1978–1989 Boys' name Peak 1988 113 births

Ustin — boys' name

113 babies named Ustin in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s141980s99
1980s
Peak decade

88% of everyone ever named Ustin was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ustin in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ustin

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Ustin between 1978 and 1989, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ustin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ustin performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 99 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ustin shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ustin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ustin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 113 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ustin at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

113

Since 1978

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1978

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1989

Ustin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1978

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
05101520 19891988198719861985198419831982198019791978 5

Ustin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
99 births that decade — 88% of Ustin's all-time total
1970s141980s99

Ustin by state

Where Ustin concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ustin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.4%
California share of Ustin's total US births 4.4%

5 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ustin?
113 babies have been named Ustin since 1978. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 18 births.
When was Ustin most popular?
Ustin was most popular in the 1980s decade with 99 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Ustin most popular?
The top states for the name Ustin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ustin been used?
Ustin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 12 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Ustin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ustym. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.