US rank #1313 Boys' name Peak 2004 14,394 births

Osvaldo — #1313 US boys' name

14,394 babies named Osvaldo in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s131940s371950s2191960s4911970s10681980s13611990s32962000s50422010s22112020s651
#1313
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Osvaldo was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

634 babies were named Osvaldo in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osvaldo

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,394 babies named Osvaldo between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osvaldo currently holds the #1313 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 634 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osvaldo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,042 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Osvaldo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,801 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Osvaldo in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osvaldo 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 14,394 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.

Osvaldo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

14,394

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2004

634 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,313

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Osvaldo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
634
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420132002199119801969195819461917 5

Osvaldo popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1994 (Osvaldo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 19991994 5

Osvaldo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,042 births that decade — 35% of Osvaldo's all-time total
1910s51930s131940s371950s2191960s4911970s10681980s13611990s32962000s50422010s22112020s651

Osvaldo by state

Where Osvaldo concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Osvaldo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
4,801 33.4%
#2 Texas
3,057 21.2%
#3 New York
1,018 7.1%
#4 Illinois
965 6.7%
#5 Florida
639 4.4%
#6 Arizona
346 2.4%
#7 New Jersey
276 1.9%
#8 Georgia
219 1.5%
California share of Osvaldo's total US births 33.4%
Even split

4,801 of 14,394 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Osvaldo appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osvaldo?
14,394 babies have been named Osvaldo since 1917. It currently ranks #1313 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 634 births.
When was Osvaldo most popular?
Osvaldo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,042 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Osvaldo most popular?
The top states for the name Osvaldo are California (4,801 births), Texas (3,057 births), New York (1,018 births).
How long has the name Osvaldo been used?
Osvaldo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Osvaldo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osvin. 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, 1917–2024 (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.