US rank #7964 Boys' name Peak 1996 111 births

Ossiel — #7964 US boys' name

111 babies named Ossiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s282000s452010s152020s23
#7964
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Ossiel was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ossiel in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ossiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Ossiel between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ossiel currently holds the #7964 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ossiel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ossiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ossiel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ossiel 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 111 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.

Ossiel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

111

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,964

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ossiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 202420222010200720052002199919951993 6

Ossiel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
45 births that decade — 41% of Ossiel's all-time total
1990s282000s452010s152020s23

Ossiel by state

Where Ossiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ossiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 4.5%
Texas share of Ossiel's total US births 4.5%

5 of 111 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ossiel?
111 babies have been named Ossiel since 1993. It currently ranks #7964 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Ossiel most popular?
Ossiel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Ossiel most popular?
The top states for the name Ossiel are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ossiel been used?
Ossiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ossiel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ossie, Ossian, Ossama. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2024 (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.