Boys' name · since 2018
Oso
61 babies named Oso in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oso currently ranks #7160 among boys' names in America, with 61 babies recorded since 2018.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oso has been recorded 61 times among boys since 2018, currently ranked #7160 nationally and more common than 49% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2025.
- #20,803 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,160 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 61 born since 2018
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oso ranks #20,803 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,160 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 61 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.
- #20,803 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,160 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 61
- born since 2018
- 2020s
- peak decade
Oso's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oso compares
61 19th percentile among 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
Oso's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oso | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oso's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oso's full recorded timeline at 2022, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oso popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Oso by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (49 births, 80% of the file).
2020s was Oso's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Oso births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 49 births (80% of all-time use).
Oso by state
Where Oso concentrates geographically, total births since 2018
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 8.2% |
5 of 61 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oso's data
- California records the most Osos (5 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.
Keep exploring Oso
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Oso
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oso: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2018–2025 (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 Oso 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.