Boys' name · since 1974
Osei
Osei has 238 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Osei is the #12367 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 238 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Osei recorded 238 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #12367 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #11,964 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,367 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 238 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osei ranks #11,964 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,367 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 238 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,964 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,367 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 238
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Osei's 238 recorded births place it above 73.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Osei compares
238 41st percentile among 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
Osei's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osei | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 238 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Osei's full recorded timeline at 1998, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Osei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Osei by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Osei's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Osei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
43 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (23% of all-time use).
Osei by state
Where Osei concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 238 births nationwide.
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What to do with Osei's data
- Osei's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Oseis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Osei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Osei 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.