Recorded 1971–2008 Boys' name Peak 2008 11 births

Osbert — boys' name

11 babies named Osbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s6
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Osbert was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

6 babies were named Osbert in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Osbert between 1971 and 2008, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osbert performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Osbert shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osbert 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 11 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.

Osbert at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

11

Since 1971

38 years of records

Peak year

2008

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1971

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2008

Osbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1971

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2008)
6
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.5 20081971 5

Osbert by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
6 births that decade — 55% of Osbert's all-time total
1970s52000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osbert?
11 babies have been named Osbert since 1971. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2008 with 6 births.
When was Osbert most popular?
Osbert was most popular in the 2000s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Osbert been used?
Osbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 38 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Osbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osbaldo, Osborne, Osborn, Osby, 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, 1971–2008 (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.