Boys' name · since 1918

Osbie

12 babies named Osbie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,881 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade

Osbie sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 12 recorded since 1918.

Osbie has 12 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1919.

  • #32,881 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1918
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbie ranks #32,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.

#32,881 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1918
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Osbie's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Osbie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Osbie splits its recorded history at 1919: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1919 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Osbie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1919

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1919)
7
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19181919 7

Osbie by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1910s was Osbie's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Osbie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osbie?
Since 1918, Social Security records show 12 babies named Osbie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #32,881 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1919. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 7 births.
Where does Osbie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbie ranks #32,881 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Osbie most popular?
Osbie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Osbie been used?
The SSA has tracked Osbie since 1918 -- 2 years through the most recent 1919 data.
What names are similar to Osbie?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Osbie: 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, 1918–1919 (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 Osbie 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.