US rank #11374 Boys' name Peak 1994 242 births

Oshae — #11374 US boys' name

242 babies named Oshae in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1042000s282010s632020s47
#11374
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Oshae was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

20 babies were named Oshae in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshae

The Social Security Administration has registered 242 babies named Oshae between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oshae currently holds the #11374 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 104 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oshae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oshae in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshae 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 242 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.

Oshae at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

242

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

1994

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,374

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oshae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
20
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 2024202020162005200019951991 5

Oshae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
104 births that decade — 43% of Oshae's all-time total
1990s1042000s282010s632020s47

Oshae by state

Where Oshae concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oshae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.5%
California share of Oshae's total US births 2.5%

6 of 242 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshae?
242 babies have been named Oshae since 1991. It currently ranks #11374 among boys. The peak year was 1994 with 20 births.
When was Oshae most popular?
Oshae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 104 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Oshae most popular?
The top states for the name Oshae are California (6 births).
How long has the name Oshae been used?
Oshae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oshae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oshea, Oshay, Osher, Oshen, and 4 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, 1991–2024 (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.