US rank #7468 Unisex name Peak 2022 190 births

Oshun — #7468 US unisex name

190 babies named Oshun in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s592020s126
#7468
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

66% of everyone ever named Oshun was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

30 babies were named Oshun in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oshun

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Oshun between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oshun currently holds the #7468 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Oshun is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 39 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oshun performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oshun shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oshun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oshun 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 190 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.

Oshun at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

190

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2022

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#7,468

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Oshun popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
30
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
010203040 2024202320222021202020192018201720162002 5

Oshun popularity over time — boys

39 total births recorded since 2020 (Oshun as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 39 births
567891011 20242023202220212020 6

Oshun by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
126 births that decade — 66% of Oshun's all-time total
2000s52010s592020s126

Oshun by state

Where Oshun concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oshun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
10 5.3%
Florida share of Oshun's total US births 5.3%

10 of 190 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oshun?
190 babies have been named Oshun since 2002. It currently ranks #7468 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 30 births.
When was Oshun most popular?
Oshun was most popular in the 2020s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Oshun most popular?
The top states for the name Oshun are Florida (10 births).
Is Oshun a unisex name?
Yes, Oshun is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 190 births, and as a boy's name it has 39 births.
How long has the name Oshun been used?
Oshun has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Oshun?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osha, Oshyn, Oshea, Oshay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2002–2024 (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.