Recorded 1969–1988 Boys' name Peak 1987 67 births

Oseph — boys' name

67 babies named Oseph in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s71980s55
1980s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Oseph was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

12 babies were named Oseph in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oseph

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Oseph between 1969 and 1988, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oseph currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oseph performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oseph shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oseph 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 67 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.

Oseph at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

67

Since 1969

20 years of records

Peak year

1987

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1969

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1988

Oseph popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1969

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1987)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 19881987198419821981198019791969 5

Oseph by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
55 births that decade — 82% of Oseph's all-time total
1960s51970s71980s55

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oseph?
67 babies have been named Oseph since 1969. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1987 with 12 births.
When was Oseph most popular?
Oseph was most popular in the 1980s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Oseph been used?
Oseph has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 20 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Oseph?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oseas, Oseias, Osei, Osean, and 1 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, 1969–1988 (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.