How Many People Are Named Osha?
An estimated 345 people in the United States have the first name Osha. It is used for both genders, with 76.6% female. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Osha peaked in popularity in 1993 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osha 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 Osha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
345
About 1 in 993,491 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
76.6% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1993
33 births
Total Registered
364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osha
Osha is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (23.4%) and females (76.6%). Out of 364 total births registered, 85 were male and 279 were female.
Osha as a male name
Ranked #13,668 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (19 births)
Osha as a female name
Ranked #17,142 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1989 (16 births)
Osha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osha span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 186 babies were registered. Osha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Osha by Decade
How has Osha 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.
Osha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Osha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Osha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osha?
We estimate approximately 345 people named Osha 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 993,491 Americans share this first name.
Is Osha a common name?
Osha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osha most popular?
Osha reached peak popularity in 1993, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osha is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osha a female name?
Osha is predominantly female. 76.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osha Smith, Osha Johnson, Osha 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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