Oslo — #1927 US boys' name
502 babies named Oslo in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
70% of everyone ever named Oslo was born in this single decade.
94 babies were named Oslo in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Oslo
The Social Security Administration has registered 502 babies named Oslo between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oslo currently holds the #1927 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 94 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Oslo performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oslo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Oslo in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Oslo 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 502 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.
Oslo at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Oslo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007
- Peak year (2022)
- 94
- Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
Currently ranks #1927 among boys.
502 total births across 18 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 94 births in a single year.
Oslo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 351 births that decade — 70% of Oslo's all-time total
Oslo decade highlights
- Peak decade 351 births
- Runner-up 132 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Oslo's strongest decade
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 70% of all-time use.
Oslo by state
Where Oslo concentrates geographically — total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 28 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Washington | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Utah | | 5 | 1.0% |
42 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 8.4% of nationwide
- Texas 5.6% of nationwide
- Minnesota 3.0% of nationwide
- Washington 3.0% of nationwide
- New York 2.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 9 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 8.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Oslo appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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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, 2007–2024 (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.