How Many People Are Named Rostam?
An estimated 24 people in the United States have the first name Rostam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 5 years old, and Rostam peaked in popularity in 2023 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rostam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rostam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Rostam is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
24
About 1 in 14,281,431 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
5
years old
Peak Year
2023
14 births
Total Registered
24
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rostam
Rostam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 24 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Rostam as a male name
Ranked #6,443 in 2023
14 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (14 births)
Rostam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rostam span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 19 babies were registered. Rostam remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rostam by Decade
How has Rostam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rostam by State
Rostam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rostam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Rostam
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Rostam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rostam?
We estimate approximately 24 people named Rostam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,281,431 Americans share this first name.
Is Rostam a common name?
Rostam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 24 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rostam most popular?
Rostam reached peak popularity in 2023, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rostam is approximately 5 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rostam a male name?
Rostam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rostam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rostam Smith, Rostam Johnson, Rostam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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