Ostap
Ostap is a Ukrainian male given name. It derives from the Greek name Eustathius.
Meaning & Origin of Ostap
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ostap is a Ukrainian male given name. It derives from the Greek name Eustathius.
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The Story of Ostap
Ostap first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2013, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 10 births, good for #7,764 nationwide. About 86% of every Ostap on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ostap last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 36 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ostap
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ostap is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Stap
- Osta
- Osap
- Ostar
- Estep
- Estop
- Estab
- Astoop
- Asta
- Hasta
- Osteo
- Oste
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ostap
Ostap is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 36 births in the dataset. Ostap's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Ostap'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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