Total births
25
Unisex name · since 2017
Owsley
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Owsley, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13713
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Owsley is the #13713 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Owsley recorded 25 times among boys since 2017, holding rank #13713 nationally today, ahead of 4% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2024.
- #13713 among boys today
- 25 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Owsley is currently the #13713 unisex name in America, more common than 4% of boys - 25 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13713
- among boys today
- 25
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other boys
Owsley vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#13713
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 4% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Owsley was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Owsley in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Owsley compares
25 9th percentile among 14,294 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
Owsley's all-time total is 93% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Owsley | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Owsley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Owsley's full recorded timeline at 2021, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Owsley at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,713
Active since
2017
Owsley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Owsley popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2017 (Owsley as girls' name)
Owsley by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Owsley's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Owsley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Owsley? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 25 babies named Owsley. Today it holds rank #13713 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 8 births.
When was Owsley most popular? ▼
Owsley was most popular in the 2020s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Is Owsley a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Owsley is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 25 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Owsley been used? ▼
Owsley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Owsley: #13713 Unisex Name - 25 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/owsley. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Owsley 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 June 2026.