Osten
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OSS-ten
- Origin
- Modern
Osten is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Osten come from?
Modern: probably a respelling of Austin or Easton; Östen is also a Swedish name
Is Osten a girl's or a boy's name?
Osten is a boys' name.
How popular is Osten in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 12 boys.
Osten in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Osten in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Osten in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Osten in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
Names like Osten
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jayden Hudson Jaxon Oakley Jax Kayden Grayson Jenson Noah Mason Beauden Owen
Names related to Osten
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Nevaeh Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani Kayson
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Osten: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/osten, updated 20 October 2026.