Unisex name · since 1970
Osiris
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 3,592 babies named Osiris, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,592
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,592 babies have been named Osiris since 1970, making it today's #1078 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Osiris recorded 3,592 times among boys since 1970, holding rank #1078 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,258 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,592 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osiris ranks #2,258 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,592 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,258 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,078 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,592
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Osiris's 3,592 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Osiris compares
3,592 Top 16% higher than 84% of 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
Osiris's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osiris | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 244 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osiris's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Osiris's full recorded timeline at 1999, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 244 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Osiris popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 244
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Osiris popularity over time - girls
883 total births recorded since 1979 (Osiris as girls' name)
Osiris by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,391 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Osiris's strongest decade.
1,391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Osiris births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 73
1970s
73 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 295
1990s
295 births
- 2000s 540
2000s
540 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,203 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,391 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,391 births (39% of all-time use).
How Osiris compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Osiris's total volume
Osiris by state
Where Osiris concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 478 | 13.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 343 | 9.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 253 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 150 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 83 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 82 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 82 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 68 | 1.9% |
478 of 3,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Osiris appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Osiris's data
- California records the most Osiriss (478 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osiris: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Osiris 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.