Boys' name · since 1973
Osmar
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 2,304 babies named Osmar, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,304
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Osmar is the #2344 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,304 recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Osmar recorded 2,304 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #2344 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #3,014 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,304 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osmar ranks #3,014 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,304 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,014 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,344 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,304
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Osmar's 2,304 recorded births place it above 93.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Osmar compares
2,304 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Osmar's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osmar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,304 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Osmar's full recorded timeline at 2001, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% 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 2008 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Osmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Osmar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (887 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Osmar's strongest decade.
887 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Osmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 68
1980s
68 births
- 1990s 253
1990s
253 births
- 2000s
2000s
887 births
- 2010s
2010s
729 births
- 2020s 345
2020s
345 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 887 births (38% of all-time use).
How Osmar 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 Osmar's total volume
Osmar by state
Where Osmar concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 603 | 26.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 348 | 15.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 108 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 91 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New York | | 15 | 0.7% |
603 of 2,304 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Osmar appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Osmar's data
- Osmar's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (887 total births) through the 2020s (345) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Osmars (603 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Osmar
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Osmar 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.