US rank #13660 Unisex name Peak 2021 25 births

Owsley — #13660 US boys' name

25 babies named Owsley in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s122020s13
#13660
of 14,243 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.

What the Data Says About Owsley

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Owsley between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Owsley currently holds the #13660 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Owsley is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Owsley performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Owsley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Owsley 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 25 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.

Owsley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

25

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#13,660

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Owsley popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 2024202120182017 6

Owsley popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2017 (Owsley as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2017 5

Owsley by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
13 births that decade — 52% of Owsley's all-time total
2010s122020s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Owsley?
25 babies have been named Owsley since 2017. It currently ranks #13660 among boys. The peak year 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.

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, 2017–2024 (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.