Boys' name · since 1968
Osama
Osama has 979 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 979
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Osama currently ranks #5257 among boys' names in America, with 979 babies recorded since 1968.
Social Security Administration records show Osama recorded 979 times among boys since 1968, holding rank #5257 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #5,201 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,257 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 979 born since 1968
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osama ranks #5,201 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,257 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 979 born since 1968, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,201 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,257 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 979
- born since 1968
- 1990s
- peak decade
Osama's 979 recorded births place it above 88.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Osama compares
979 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Osama's all-time total is 165% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osama | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 979 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Osama's SSA record in two at 1997 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Osama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Osama by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (419 births, 43% of the file).
1990s was Osama's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Osama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s
1980s
181 births
- 1990s
1990s
419 births
- 2000s 137
2000s
137 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 77
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 419 births (43% of all-time use).
How Osama compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Osama's total volume
Osama by state
Where Osama concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 63 | 6.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 35 | 3.6% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 21 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
63 of 979 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Osama's data
- Osama's decade-level peak was the 1990s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 77 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Osamas (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Osama draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.