Jostin
Jostin is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jostin Alarcón, Peruvian footballer Jostin Tellería, Costa Rican footballer
Meaning & Origin of Jostin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jostin is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Jostin Alarcón, Peruvian footballer Jostin Tellería, Costa Rican footballer
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The Story of Jostin
Jostin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 52 Jostins were born — ranking #2,402 that year. As of 2026, Jostin ranks #3,133 for baby boys with 39 births, rising sharply (+65% over the past five years). In total, more than 869 Jostins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jostin
Jostin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 869 births in the dataset. Jostin's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #2,402. Use the chart and map above to compare Jostin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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