Unisex name · since 1980
Oshay
Oshay has 400 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Oshay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 400 recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Oshay recorded 400 times among boys since 1980, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.
- #9,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 400 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oshay ranks #9,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 400 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 400
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Oshay's 400 recorded births place it above 80.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Oshay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oshay splits its recorded history at 2005: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oshay popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (1994)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Oshay popularity over time - girls
39 total births recorded since 1991 (Oshay as girls' name)
Oshay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (219 births, 55% of the file).
1990s was Oshay's strongest decade.
219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Oshay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s 64
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 219 births (55% of all-time use).
Oshay by state
Where Oshay concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Oshay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Oshays (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oshay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1980–2024 (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 Oshay 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.