US rank #8698 Unisex name Peak 2023 144 births

Oshen — #8698 US boys' name

144 babies named Oshen in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s532020s58
#8698
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 39% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Oshen was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

21 babies were named Oshen in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshen

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Oshen between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oshen currently holds the #8698 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 21 babies received it in a single year. Oshen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2000.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshen performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oshen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oshen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshen 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 144 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.

Oshen at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

144

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2023

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#8,698

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oshen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
21
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
0510152025 2024202120172014201020062004 6

Oshen popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2000 (Oshen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20192000 5

Oshen by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
58 births that decade — 40% of Oshen's all-time total
2000s332010s532020s58

Oshen by state

Where Oshen concentrates geographically — total births since 2004

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oshen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
10 6.9%
Hawaii share of Oshen's total US births 6.9%

10 of 144 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshen?
144 babies have been named Oshen since 2004. It currently ranks #8698 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 21 births.
When was Oshen most popular?
Oshen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Oshen most popular?
The top states for the name Oshen are Hawaii (10 births).
Is Oshen a unisex name?
Yes, Oshen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 144 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Oshen been used?
Oshen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oshen?
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, 2004–2024 (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.