Recorded 1996–2021 Boys' name Peak 2009 61 births

Oshane — boys' name

61 babies named Oshane in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s202010s202020s8
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Oshane was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Oshane in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshane

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Oshane between 1996 and 2021, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oshane currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshane performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Oshane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oshane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshane 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 61 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.

Oshane at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

61

Since 1996

26 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1996

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2021

Oshane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1996

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
456789 202120192018201220092006200219971996 6

Oshane by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 33% of Oshane's all-time total
1990s132000s202010s202020s8

Oshane by state

Where Oshane concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oshane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 27.9%
New York share of Oshane's total US births 27.9%

17 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshane?
61 babies have been named Oshane since 1996. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Oshane most popular?
Oshane was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Oshane most popular?
The top states for the name Oshane are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Oshane been used?
Oshane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 26 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Oshane?
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, 1996–2021 (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.