Osborn — #9887 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Osborn

The Social Security Administration has registered 597 babies named Osborn between 1884 and 2024, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osborn currently holds the #9887 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osborn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Osborn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Osborn in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osborn 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 597 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.