How Many People Are Named Osborne?
An estimated 696 people in the United States have the first name Osborne. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Osborne peaked in popularity in 1915 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osborne as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Osborne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
696
About 1 in 492,463 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1915
47 births
Total Registered
1,731
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osborne
Osborne is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,731 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Osborne as a male name
Ranked #6,367 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1915 (47 births)
Osborne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osborne span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 314 babies were registered. Osborne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Osborne by Decade
How has Osborne tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Osborne by State
Birth registrations for Osborne span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi. The lowest are in Maryland, Georgia, California. On average, about 12 Osbornes were registered per state.
Osborne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Osborne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Osborne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osborne?
We estimate approximately 696 people named Osborne are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 492,463 Americans share this first name.
Is Osborne a common name?
Osborne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,731 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osborne most popular?
Osborne reached peak popularity in 1915, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osborne is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osborne a male name?
Osborne is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osborne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osborne Smith, Osborne Johnson, Osborne Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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