Unisex name · since 1916
Oswin
379 babies named Oswin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,183 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
379 babies have been named Oswin since 1916, making it today's #6183 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oswin has been recorded 379 times among boys since 1916, currently ranked #6183 nationally and more common than 56% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #9,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,183 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oswin ranks #9,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,183 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 379 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,183 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Oswin's 379 recorded births place it above 79.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oswin compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% of 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
Oswin's all-time total is 3% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oswin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oswin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oswin's full recorded timeline at 2012, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oswin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Oswin popularity over time - girls
103 total births recorded since 2013 (Oswin as girls' name)
Oswin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (157 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Oswin's strongest decade.
157 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Oswin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
92 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
120 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 157 births (41% of all-time use).
Oswin by state
Where Oswin concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
10 of 379 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Oswin's data
- Oswin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (157 total births) through the 2020s (120) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Oswins (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oswin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Oswin 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.