Recorded 1913–1951 Girls' name Peak 1920 30 births

Osia — girls' name

30 babies named Osia in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s71920s81930s101950s5
1930s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Osia was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

8 babies were named Osia in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osia

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Osia between 1913 and 1951, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Osia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osia performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Osia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osia 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 30 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.

Osia at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

30

Since 1913

39 years of records

Peak year

1920

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1913

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1951

Osia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1913

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1920)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 19511935193419201913 7

Osia by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
10 births that decade — 33% of Osia's all-time total
1910s71920s81930s101950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osia?
30 babies have been named Osia since 1913. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1920 with 8 births.
When was Osia most popular?
Osia was most popular in the 1930s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Osia been used?
Osia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 39 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Osia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osie, Osiris, Osiyo, Osinachi, and 3 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, 1913–1951 (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.