US rank #12916 Unisex name Peak 1993 28 births

Oshai — #12916 US boys' name

28 babies named Oshai in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182020s10
#12916
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Oshai was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Oshai in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshai

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Oshai between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oshai currently holds the #12916 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Oshai is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1992.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshai performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Oshai shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshai 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 28 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.

Oshai at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

28

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#12,916

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oshai popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20242020199619941993 7

Oshai popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1992 (Oshai as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19931992 5

Oshai by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
18 births that decade — 64% of Oshai's all-time total
1990s182020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshai?
28 babies have been named Oshai since 1993. It currently ranks #12916 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Oshai most popular?
Oshai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Is Oshai a unisex name?
Yes, Oshai is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 28 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Oshai been used?
Oshai has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oshai?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oshea, Oshay, Oshae, Osher, 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, 1993–2024 (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.