How Many People Are Named Osher?
An estimated 211 people in the United States have the first name Osher. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Osher peaked in popularity in 2024 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osher 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 Osher paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
211
About 1 in 1,624,428 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
14 births
Total Registered
218
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osher
Osher is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 218 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Osher as a male name
Ranked #6,368 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (14 births)
Osher: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osher span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 67 babies were registered. While Osher is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Osher by Decade
How has Osher 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.
Osher by State
Osher + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Osher as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Osher
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Osher: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osher?
We estimate approximately 211 people named Osher 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 1,624,428 Americans share this first name.
Is Osher a common name?
Osher is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 218 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osher most popular?
Osher reached peak popularity in 2024, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osher is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osher a male name?
Osher is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osher Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osher Smith, Osher Johnson, Osher 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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