Unisex name · since 1993
Oshai
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Oshai, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
28 boys have been named Oshai since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oshai has 28 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2024.
- #26,479 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oshai ranks #26,479 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,479 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Oshai's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oshai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oshai's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oshai popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2024
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Oshai popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1992 (Oshai as girls' name)
Oshai by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).
1990s was Oshai's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Oshai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
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- Oshai's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 2020s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Oshai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1993–2024 (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 Oshai 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.