Unisex name · since 1880
Ossie
2,917 babies named Ossie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,917
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,917 girls have been named Ossie since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ossie has 2,917 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1980.
- #3,664 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,917 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ossie ranks #3,664 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,917 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,664 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,917
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ossie's 2,917 recorded births place it above 94.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
Ossie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ossie's full recorded timeline at 1925, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 96 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ossie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1980
- Peak year (1919)
- 96
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Ossie popularity over time - boys
1,677 total births recorded since 1880 (Ossie as boys' name)
Ossie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (730 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Ossie's strongest decade.
730 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Ossie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 71
1880s
71 births
- 1890s 143
1890s
143 births
- 1900s 284
1900s
284 births
- 1910s
1910s
614 births
- 1920s
1920s
730 births
- 1930s
1930s
487 births
- 1940s
1940s
319 births
- 1950s 196
1950s
196 births
- 1960s 67
1960s
67 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 730 births (25% of all-time use).
How Ossie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ossie's total volume
Ossie by state
Where Ossie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 669 | 22.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 181 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 156 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 152 | 5.2% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 52 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 39 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 35 | 1.2% |
669 of 2,917 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Ossie appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ossie's data
- Ossie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (730 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Ossies (669 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ossie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ossie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1880–1980 (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 Ossie 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.