Total births
30
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.
- 30
- total births
- 1915–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 83%
- born in that 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.
- 30 total births
- 1915–1929 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 83% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
30 boys have been named Osbon since 1915, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1929.
- 30
- total births
- 1915–1929
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 83%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
83% of everyone ever named Osbon was born in this single decade.
1927
Single peak year
9 babies were named Osbon in 1927 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1929Peak year
1927
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Osbon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1929
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Osbon by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 25 births (83% of all-time use).
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 last appearance in the data was 1929. 9 babies were born in 1927, its single highest year.
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
#6891 3,092 births
Osborne Boy
#5906 1,754 births
Osborn Boy
#9918 603 births
Osby Boy
150 births
Osbourne Boy
#11639 64 births
Compare Osbon side by side: Osbon vs Osbaldo Osbon vs Osborne Osbon vs Osborn
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Osbon: Baby Name Since 1915 - 30 Births, Peak 1927." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/osbon. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.