Osten
Osten is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Osten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osten is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Swedish
The Story of Osten
The earliest SSA record of Osten as a baby boy name dates back to 1992, when 7 babies received it. 2013 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Osten — #5,659 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Osten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Osten last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 187 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Osten
Osten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 187 births in the dataset. Osten's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #5,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Osten'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.