Boys' name · since 1880
Osborne
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,754 babies named Osborne, peaking in 1915. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Osborne currently ranks #4542 among boys' names in America, with 1,754 babies recorded since 1880.
Osborne has 1,754 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4542 as of the latest data, more common than 67% of boys, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,579 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,542 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,754 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osborne ranks #3,579 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,542 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,754 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,579 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Osborne's 1,754 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Osborne compares
1,754 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Osborne's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osborne | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,754 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osborne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Osborne's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1884, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Osborne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1915)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Osborne by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (314 births, 18% of the file).
1910s was Osborne's strongest decade.
314 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Osborne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
314 births
- 1920s
1920s
308 births
- 1930s
1930s
204 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s
1950s
176 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 98
2010s
98 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 314 births (18% of all-time use).
How Osborne 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 Osborne's total volume
Osborne by state
Where Osborne concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 35 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.3% |
35 of 1,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Osborne's data
- Osborne's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (314 total births) through the 2020s (107) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Osbornes (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Osborne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1915)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Osborne 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.