Recorded 1977–2001 Boys' name Peak 1998 101 births

Osamah — boys' name

101 babies named Osamah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s191990s602000s12
1990s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Osamah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

13 babies were named Osamah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osamah

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Osamah between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osamah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osamah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Osamah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osamah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Osamah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

101

Since 1977

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1977

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2001

Osamah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1977

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
13
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
468101214 20011999199719951993198519791977 5

Osamah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
60 births that decade — 59% of Osamah's all-time total
1970s101980s191990s602000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osamah?
101 babies have been named Osamah since 1977. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 13 births.
When was Osamah most popular?
Osamah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Osamah been used?
Osamah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 25 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Osamah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osama, Osaze, Osamu, Osa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.