Boys' name · since 1969
Oseph
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.
- #20,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Oseph is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 67 have been recorded since 1969.
Social Security Administration records show Oseph recorded 67 times among boys since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1988.
- #20,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oseph ranks #20,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #20,157 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Oseph's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oseph's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oseph's full recorded timeline at 1982, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oseph popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1988
- Peak year (1987)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Oseph by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (55 births, 82% of the file).
1980s was Oseph's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Oseph births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 55 births (82% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oseph: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1969–1988 (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 Oseph 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.