Boys' name · since 1915

Osbon

30 babies named Osbon in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,907 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade

Osbon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 30 recorded since 1915.

Osbon has 30 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1929.

  • #25,907 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 30 born since 1915
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbon ranks #25,907 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.

#25,907 of 45,481
all-time among boys
30
born since 1915
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Osbon's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% 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.

Osbon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Osbon's full recorded timeline at 1924, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Osbon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1929

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
45678910 19151921192419271929 5

Osbon by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (25 births, 83% of the file).

1920s was Osbon's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 83% of all-time use.

Osbon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osbon? ▼
Osbon has been given to 30 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,907 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1929. 9 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
Where does Osbon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osbon ranks #25,907 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 Osbon most popular? ▼
Osbon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Osbon been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Osbon since 1915 -- 15 years through the most recent 1929 data.
What names are similar to Osbon? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Osbon

Nearby Names Like Osbon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Osbon

Osbaldo Boy
#6195 3,092 births
Osborne Boy
#4542 1,754 births
Osborn Boy
#10722 603 births
Osby Boy
150 births
Osbourne Boy
#7489 64 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Osbon: 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, 1915–1929 (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 Osbon 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.