How Many People Are Named Owsley?
An estimated 30 people in the United States have the first name Owsley. It is used for both genders, with 83.3% male. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Owsley peaked in popularity in 2017 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Owsley 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 Owsley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Owsley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
30
About 1 in 11,425,145 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.3% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2017
11 births
Total Registered
30
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Owsley
Owsley is predominantly male (83.3%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Owsley as a male name
Ranked #13,673 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Owsley as a female name
Ranked #17,797 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 2017 (5 births)
Owsley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Owsley span from the 2010s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 17 babies were registered. While Owsley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Owsley by Decade
How has Owsley 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.
Owsley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Owsley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Owsley
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Owsley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Owsley?
We estimate approximately 30 people named Owsley 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 11,425,145 Americans share this first name.
Is Owsley a common name?
Owsley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Owsley most popular?
Owsley reached peak popularity in 2017, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Owsley is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Owsley a male name?
Owsley is predominantly male. 83.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Owsley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Owsley Smith, Owsley Johnson, Owsley 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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