Boys' name · since 1972
Osric
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 135 babies named Osric, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,814 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Osric currently ranks #7814 among boys' names in America, with 135 babies recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osric has been recorded 135 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #7814 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #15,475 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,814 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 135 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osric ranks #15,475 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,814 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 135 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,475 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,814 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Osric's 135 recorded births place it above 65.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Osric compares
135 31st 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
Osric's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osric | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osric's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Osric's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Osric popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Osric by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (52 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Osric's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Osric births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 52 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Osric's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (52 total births) through the 2020s (24) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Osric
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osric: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Osric 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.