Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 1993 28 births

Oshawn — boys' name

28 babies named Oshawn 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.

1990s112000s62020s11
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Oshawn was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

6 babies were named Oshawn in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshawn

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Oshawn between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oshawn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshawn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oshawn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshawn 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.

Oshawn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

28

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

1993

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Oshawn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1993)
6
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4.555.566.5 20232021200219991993 6

Oshawn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 39% of Oshawn's all-time total
1990s112000s62020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshawn?
28 babies have been named Oshawn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1993 with 6 births.
When was Oshawn most popular?
Oshawn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Oshawn been used?
Oshawn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Oshawn?
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, 1993–2023 (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.