Boys' name · since 2005
Ossian
Ossian has 106 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
106 babies have been named Ossian since 2005, making it today's #9396 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ossian recorded 106 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #9396 nationally today, ahead of 33% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #17,047 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,396 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ossian ranks #17,047 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,396 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,047 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,396 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ossian's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Ossian compares
106 27th 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
Ossian's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ossian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ossian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ossian's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ossian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Ossian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (65 births, 61% of the file).
2020s was Ossian's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Ossian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 65 births (61% of all-time use).
Ossian by state
Where Ossian concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 4.7% |
5 of 106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- North Carolina records the most Ossians (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ossian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
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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, 2005–2025 (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 Ossian 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.