Unisex name · since 2004

Oshen

150 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.

#14,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,349 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
150
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade

Oshen currently ranks #11349 among unisex names in America, with 150 babies recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oshen has been recorded 150 times among boys since 2004, currently ranked #11349 nationally and more common than 19% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2025.

  • #14,762 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #11,349 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 150 born since 2004
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oshen ranks #14,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,349 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 150 born since 2004, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,762 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#11,349 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
150
born since 2004
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%18.5%
Oshen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Oshen's 150 recorded births place it above 67.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.

How Oshen compares

150 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Oshen's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Oshen Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 150 369 358,536
Peak-year births 21 34 22,252

Oshen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Oshen splits its recorded history at 2015: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Oshen popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
21
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
0510152025 2004200820122015201920222025 6

Oshen popularity over time - girls

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

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 20002019 5

Oshen by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (64 births, 43% of the file).

2020s was Oshen's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Oshen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 64 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 6.7%
Hawaii share of Oshen's total US births 6.7%

10 of 150 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshen?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 150 babies named Oshen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,762 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,349 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 21 births.
Where does Oshen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oshen ranks #14,762 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,349 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Oshen most popular?
Oshen was most popular in the 2020s decade with 64 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 150 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Oshen been used?
The SSA has tracked Oshen since 2004 -- 22 years through the most recent 2025 data.
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.

What to do with Oshen's data

  • Hawaii records the most Oshens (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oshen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2025 (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 Oshen 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.