Recorded 1928–1929 Boys' name Peak 1928 12 births

Osco — boys' name

12 babies named Osco in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s12
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Osco was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

7 babies were named Osco in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osco

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Osco between 1928 and 1929, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osco performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Osco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osco 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 12 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.

Osco at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

12

Since 1928

2 years of records

Peak year

1928

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1928

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1929

Osco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1928

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1928)
7
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19291928 7

Osco by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 100% of Osco's all-time total
1920s12

Osco by state

Where Osco concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Osco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 41.7%
Tennessee share of Osco's total US births 41.7%

5 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osco?
12 babies have been named Osco since 1928. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1928 with 7 births.
When was Osco most popular?
Osco was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Osco most popular?
The top states for the name Osco are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Osco been used?
Osco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 2 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Osco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oscar, Osceola, Oscer, Oscor, and 3 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, 1928–1929 (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.