Recorded 1993–2023 Boys' name Peak 2007 132 births

Osmel — boys' name

132 babies named Osmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s712010s362020s15
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Osmel was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

29 babies were named Osmel in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osmel

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Osmel between 1993 and 2023, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osmel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osmel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Osmel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 9 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Osmel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osmel 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 132 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.

Osmel at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

132

Since 1993

31 years of records

Peak year

2007

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1993

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2023

Osmel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1993

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2007)
29
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
010203040 20232020201420112009200719951993 5

Osmel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 54% of Osmel's all-time total
1990s102000s712010s362020s15

Osmel by state

Where Osmel concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Osmel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
9 6.8%
#2 California
6 4.5%
Texas share of Osmel's total US births 6.8%
Even split

9 of 132 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osmel?
132 babies have been named Osmel since 1993. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2007 with 29 births.
When was Osmel most popular?
Osmel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Osmel most popular?
The top states for the name Osmel are Texas (9 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Osmel been used?
Osmel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 31 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Osmel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osman, Osmar, Osmin, Osmond, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2023 (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.