Ossie
Ossie was last recorded in 2014, when 5 babies were given it; 4,594 Americans have been recorded with it between 1880 and 2014 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 1,060 Americans named Ossie and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (23% of everyone recorded); the median is 73 years old and half are between 61 and 82.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ossie by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Ossie mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Ossie is “a female given name.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Ossie?
Unranked in 2025
Its last girls’ rank on record is #9,987, in 1980; SSA lists a name only in years with 5 or more births.
138 babies in 1919, the peak
Ossie peaked in 1919, when 138 babies were given it (96 girls, #715 among girls’ names). It was not recorded in 2025.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | under 5 | 5 | #13,507 | |
| 2007 | under 5 | 6 | #11,972 | |
| 2006 | under 5 | 6 | #11,671 | |
| 2004 | under 5 | 6 | #10,961 | |
| 2003 | under 5 | 6 | #10,509 | |
| 2001 | under 5 | 5 | #11,837 | |
| 1997 | under 5 | 7 | #7,895 | |
| 1993 | under 5 | 7 | #7,392 | |
| 1992 | under 5 | 8 | #6,520 | |
| 1990 | under 5 | 8 | #6,252 |
Every recorded year (116)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | under 5 | 6 | #6,721 | |
| 1986 | under 5 | 5 | #7,517 | |
| 1985 | under 5 | 9 | #4,588 | |
| 1984 | under 5 | 5 | #7,034 | |
| 1983 | under 5 | 11 | #3,800 | |
| 1982 | under 5 | 7 | #5,450 | |
| 1981 | under 5 | 7 | #5,332 | |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,987 | 7 | #5,346 |
| 1979 | under 5 | 12 | #3,509 | |
| 1978 | under 5 | 10 | #3,780 | |
| 1977 | under 5 | 5 | #6,578 | |
| 1976 | under 5 | 14 | #2,915 | |
| 1975 | under 5 | 6 | #5,278 | |
| 1974 | under 5 | 7 | #4,499 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 6 | #4,918 | |
| 1972 | under 5 | 7 | #4,313 | |
| 1971 | under 5 | 7 | #4,262 | |
| 1970 | under 5 | 11 | #3,020 | |
| 1969 | 5 | #8,316 | 13 | #2,513 |
| 1968 | under 5 | 14 | #2,275 | |
| 1967 | under 5 | 13 | #2,318 | |
| 1966 | 13 | #3,692 | 9 | #2,923 |
| 1965 | 11 | #4,129 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,338 | 15 | #2,172 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,195 | 13 | #2,381 |
| 1962 | 5 | #7,287 | 15 | #2,165 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,797 | 12 | #2,504 |
| 1960 | 5 | #7,048 | 15 | #2,179 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,954 | 13 | #2,383 |
| 1958 | 13 | #3,500 | 8 | #3,206 |
| 1957 | 21 | #2,541 | 18 | #1,932 |
| 1956 | 16 | #3,019 | 24 | #1,631 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,724 | 18 | #1,887 |
| 1954 | 26 | #2,111 | 22 | #1,657 |
| 1953 | 23 | #2,218 | 19 | #1,814 |
| 1952 | 23 | #2,186 | 20 | #1,731 |
| 1951 | 24 | #2,053 | 21 | #1,670 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,106 | 22 | #1,601 |
| 1949 | 34 | #1,620 | 21 | #1,653 |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,934 | 32 | #1,289 |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,848 | 24 | #1,542 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,759 | 21 | #1,593 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,473 | 20 | #1,522 |
| 1944 | 36 | #1,357 | 25 | #1,355 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,579 | 25 | #1,426 |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,244 | 24 | #1,457 |
| 1941 | 27 | #1,525 | 26 | #1,325 |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,165 | 23 | #1,424 |
| 1939 | 39 | #1,175 | 28 | #1,266 |
| 1938 | 51 | #1,006 | 18 | #1,672 |
| 1937 | 43 | #1,092 | 18 | #1,673 |
| 1936 | 40 | #1,130 | 16 | #1,775 |
| 1935 | 44 | #1,051 | 17 | #1,744 |
| 1934 | 55 | #933 | 27 | #1,312 |
| 1933 | 51 | #970 | 29 | #1,247 |
| 1932 | 44 | #1,078 | 25 | #1,414 |
| 1931 | 56 | #930 | 29 | #1,300 |
| 1930 | 64 | #913 | 29 | #1,363 |
| 1929 | 55 | #975 | 27 | #1,404 |
| 1928 | 74 | #843 | 24 | #1,552 |
| 1927 | 74 | #862 | 23 | #1,631 |
| 1926 | 61 | #962 | 30 | #1,348 |
| 1925 | 85 | #804 | 22 | #1,664 |
| 1924 | 69 | #917 | 21 | #1,764 |
| 1923 | 76 | #842 | 30 | #1,351 |
| 1922 | 75 | #849 | 36 | #1,215 |
| 1921 | 78 | #843 | 27 | #1,470 |
| 1920 | 83 | #796 | 42 | #1,105 |
| 1919 | 96 | #715 | 42 | #1,060 |
| 1918 | 74 | #839 | 25 | #1,484 |
| 1917 | 74 | #804 | 30 | #1,255 |
| 1916 | 67 | #829 | 32 | #1,171 |
| 1915 | 71 | #786 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 1914 | 59 | #755 | 24 | #1,215 |
| 1913 | 48 | #764 | 18 | #1,242 |
| 1912 | 49 | #721 | 19 | #1,085 |
| 1911 | 33 | #763 | 11 | #1,103 |
| 1910 | 43 | #654 | 18 | #725 |
| 1909 | 40 | #619 | 9 | #1,067 |
| 1908 | 31 | #706 | 11 | #865 |
| 1907 | 32 | #678 | 7 | #1,177 |
| 1906 | 24 | #761 | 5 | #1,374 |
| 1905 | 30 | #654 | 9 | #902 |
| 1904 | 22 | #770 | 8 | #942 |
| 1903 | 28 | #639 | under 5 | |
| 1902 | 24 | #709 | 9 | #846 |
| 1901 | 21 | #719 | under 5 | |
| 1900 | 32 | #631 | 15 | #672 |
| 1899 | 8 | #1,260 | 7 | #920 |
| 1898 | 16 | #879 | 8 | #866 |
| 1897 | 10 | #1,082 | 9 | #771 |
| 1896 | 17 | #808 | under 5 | |
| 1895 | 15 | #854 | 6 | #1,048 |
| 1894 | 23 | #622 | 5 | #1,197 |
| 1893 | 18 | #706 | under 5 | |
| 1892 | 12 | #893 | 8 | #842 |
| 1891 | 15 | #722 | 5 | #1,087 |
| 1890 | 9 | #990 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 14 | #713 | 6 | #950 |
| 1888 | 8 | #1,015 | 8 | #801 |
| 1887 | 17 | #553 | under 5 | |
| 1886 | 5 | #1,241 | 5 | #1,070 |
| 1885 | 6 | #1,020 | 7 | #820 |
| 1884 | 9 | #778 | 6 | #946 |
| 1883 | 7 | #804 | under 5 | |
| 1880 | 5 | #913 | 9 | #673 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Ossie a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 4,594 Americans recorded as Ossie, 63% are girls and 37% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Ossie: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ossie, and how old are they?
1,060 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 23% of the 4,594 Americans ever recorded as Ossie. The median Ossie alive today is 73 years old; half are between 61 and 82.
The 2020 Census counted 1,074 people named Ossie (547 women and girls, 527 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 1,387 born in the U.S. The Census count is 23% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 292 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 485 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 160 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 69 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 35 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 5 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ossie born?
The states with the most babies named Ossie are Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina, with 72% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Alabama is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 755 | not ranked | 6.1× |
| Alabama | 199 | not ranked | 1.9× |
| North Carolina | 188 | not ranked | 1.4× |
| Mississippi | 184 | not ranked | 2.3× |
| South Carolina | 57 | not ranked | 0.7× |
| Tennessee | 45 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Texas | 45 | not ranked | 0.2× |
| Florida | 35 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Arkansas | 31 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Virginia | 31 | not ranked | 0.3× |
Where Ossie is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Ossie is most over-represented in Georgia: since 1910 it was given 6.1 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ossie with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 6,696 babies since 1880, Ossie is the most given (69% of them).
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ossie
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Ossie and names like it
- Compare Ossie and OsieBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1910sOssie peaked in 1919.
- Georgia’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Ossie since 1910.
- The top names of 1919The year the most babies were named Ossie.
- The names of the Baby BoomersMost people named Ossie alive today were born 1946-1964.
- Names starting with OMost given first.