Recorded 1972–2022 Boys' name Peak 2015 125 births

Osric — boys' name

125 babies named Osric in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s71990s162000s212010s522020s14
2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Osric was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

10 babies were named Osric in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osric

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Osric between 1972 and 2022, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osric currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osric performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Osric shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osric 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 125 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.

Osric at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

125

Since 1972

51 years of records

Peak year

2015

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1972

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2022

Osric popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1972

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2015)
10
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 20222016201320102002199719771972 5

Osric by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
52 births that decade — 42% of Osric's all-time total
1970s151980s71990s162000s212010s522020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osric?
125 babies have been named Osric since 1972. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2015 with 10 births.
When was Osric most popular?
Osric was most popular in the 2010s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
How long has the name Osric been used?
Osric has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 51 years of data through 2022.

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, 1972–2022 (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.