Boys' name · since 1928

Osbaldo

Osbaldo has 3,092 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#2,479 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,195 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,092
born since 1928
2000s
peak decade

3,092 babies have been named Osbaldo since 1928, making it today's #6195 boys' name.

Osbaldo has 3,092 recorded births among boys since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6195 as of the latest data, more common than 56% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2025.

  • #2,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,195 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,092 born since 1928
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbaldo ranks #2,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,092 born since 1928, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,479 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,195 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,092
born since 1928
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%55.5%
Osbaldo vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Osbaldo's 3,092 recorded births place it above 94.54% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Osbaldo compares

3,092 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Osbaldo's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Osbaldo Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,092 369 358,536
Peak-year births 161 34 22,252

Osbaldo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Osbaldo's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 161, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Osbaldo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
161
Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
050100150200 192819641973198219912000200920182025 14

Osbaldo by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,090 births, 35% of the file).

2000s was Osbaldo's strongest decade.

1,090 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Osbaldo births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,090 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Osbaldo 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 Osbaldo's total volume

Osbaldo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -104, 8.4%-146, 2.7%-39, 6%-144, 1.6%-78, 3.8%-19, 12.4%-37, 6.3%-52, 4.9%-53, 4.5%-120, 1.8%-49, 5.2%-138, 1.6%-114, 3.1%-145, 2.4%-119, 1.6%Osbaldo-98, 5.2%Osbaldo
Osbaldo vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Osbaldo by state

Where Osbaldo concentrates geographically, total births since 1928

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Osbaldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,200 38.8%
#2 Texas
624 20.2%
#3 Illinois
101 3.3%
#4 Arizona
67 2.2%
#5 Georgia
27 0.9%
#6 Washington
22 0.7%
#7 Florida
14 0.5%
#8 North Carolina
13 0.4%
California share of Osbaldo's total US births 38.8%
Even split

1,200 of 3,092 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Osbaldo appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osbaldo?
3,092 babies have been named Osbaldo since 1928. All-time, it sits at #2,479 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,195 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 161 births.
Where does Osbaldo sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbaldo ranks #2,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,195 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Osbaldo most popular?
Osbaldo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,090 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Osbaldo most popular?
The top states for the name Osbaldo are California (1,200 births), Texas (624 births), Illinois (101 births).
How long has the name Osbaldo been used?
Records for Osbaldo go back to 1928, giving 98 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Osbaldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osborne, Osborn, Osby, Osbourne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Osbaldo's data

  • Osbaldo's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,090 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Osbaldos (1,200 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.

Keep exploring Osbaldo

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Osbaldo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1928–2025 (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 Osbaldo 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.