Recorded 1915–1929 Boys' name Peak 1927 30 births

Osbon — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s25
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.

What the Data Says About Osbon

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Osbon between 1915 and 1929, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osbon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osbon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Osbon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osbon 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 30 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.

Osbon at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

30

Since 1915

15 years of records

Peak year

1927

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1915

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1929

Osbon popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1927)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 19291927192419211915 5

Osbon by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
25 births that decade — 83% of Osbon's all-time total
1910s51920s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osbon?
30 babies have been named Osbon since 1915. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1927 with 9 births.
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?
Osbon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 15 years of data through 1929.
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.

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, 1915–1929 (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.