Boys' name · since 1884
Osborn
Osborn has 603 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,722 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
603 babies have been named Osborn since 1884, making it today's #10722 boys' name.
Osborn has 603 recorded births among boys since 1884, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10722 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of boys, 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 1884 to 2025.
- #7,053 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,722 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 603 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osborn ranks #7,053 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,722 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 603 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,053 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,722 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 603
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Osborn's 603 recorded births place it above 84.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Osborn compares
603 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Osborn's all-time total is 63% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osborn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 603 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osborn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Osborn's SSA record in two at 1936 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Osborn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Osborn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Osborn's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Osborn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 16
1880s
16 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
125 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 43
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (22% of all-time use).
How Osborn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Osborn's total volume
Osborn by state
Where Osborn concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
23 of 603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Osborn's data
- Osborn's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Osborns (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osborn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~141 yrs)
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, 1884–2025 (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 Osborn 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.