How Many People Are Named Osie?
An estimated 312 people in the United States have the first name Osie. It is used for both genders, with 64.4% female. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Osie peaked in popularity in 1927 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osie 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 Osie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Osie has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Osie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- With an average bearer age of 79, Osie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
312
About 1 in 1,098,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
64.4% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1927
66 births
Total Registered
2,102
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osie
Osie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (35.6%) and females (64.4%). Out of 2,102 total births registered, 748 were male and 1,354 were female.
Osie as a male name
Ranked #7,081 in 1982
5 male births in 1982
Peak: 1915 (22 births)
Osie as a female name
Ranked #7,266 in 1961
5 female births in 1961
Peak: 1927 (45 births)
Osie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osie span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 458 babies were registered. Osie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Osie by Decade
How has Osie 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.
Osie by State
Birth registrations for Osie span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi. The lowest are in Texas, North Carolina, Florida. On average, about 20 Osies were registered per state.
Osie + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Osie
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Osie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osie?
We estimate approximately 312 people named Osie 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 1,098,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Osie a common name?
Osie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,102 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osie most popular?
Osie reached peak popularity in 1927, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osie is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osie a female name?
Osie is predominantly female. 64.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osie Smith, Osie Johnson, Osie 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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