Boys' name · since 1992

Ossama

Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 23 babies named Ossama, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,937 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade

Ossama sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 1992.

Ossama has 23 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2001.

  • #27,937 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 23 born since 1992
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ossama ranks #27,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.

#27,937 of 45,481
all-time among boys
23
born since 1992
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ossama's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Ossama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ossama's full recorded timeline at 2000, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ossama popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2001

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (2000)
7
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1992199920002001 5

Ossama by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (12 births, 52% of the file).

2000s was Ossama's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.

Ossama births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12 births (52% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ossama? ▼
23 babies have been named Ossama since 1992. All-time, it sits at #27,937 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 2000 with 7 births.
Where does Ossama sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ossama ranks #27,937 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ossama most popular? ▼
Ossama was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Ossama been used? ▼
Ossama has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 10 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Ossama? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ossie, Ossiel, Ossian. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ossama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1992–2001 (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 Ossama 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.