Ossie
Last seen for girls in 1980 at #9,095 · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to girls 63.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1887 · 17 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 2,917since 1880
Ossie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | #12,108 | 5 | |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #10,921 | 6 | |
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | #9,948 | 6 | |
| 2003 | — | #9,581 | 6 | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | #10,556 | 5 | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | — | #7,281 | 7 | |
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | — | #6,816 | 7 | |
| 1992 | — | #6,128 | 8 | |
| 1991 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | — | #5,823 | 8 | |
| 1989 | — | — | ||
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | — | #6,089 | 6 | |
| 1986 | — | #6,721 | 5 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #6,315 | 5 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #5,003 | 7 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,961 | 7 | |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,614 | 10 | |
| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #4,797 | 6 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,242 | 13 | |
| 1966 | #3,558 | 13 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #2,114 | 15 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #2,300 | 13 |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1959 | #2,869 | 17 | #2,295 | 13 |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | #3,033 | 8 |
| 1957 | #2,486 | 21 | #1,887 | 18 |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | #1,608 | 24 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #2,076 | 26 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | #1,701 | 20 |
| 1951 | #2,016 | 24 | #1,643 | 21 |
| 1950 | #2,053 | 22 | #1,572 | 22 |
| 1949 | #1,603 | 34 | #1,616 | 21 |
| 1948 | #1,901 | 25 | #1,280 | 32 |
| 1947 | #1,822 | 28 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1946 | #1,723 | 27 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,450 | 31 | #1,494 | 20 |
| 1944 | #1,340 | 36 | #1,328 | 25 |
| 1943 | #1,556 | 29 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #1,229 | 42 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | #1,300 | 26 |
| 1940 | #1,150 | 40 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #1,160 | 39 | #1,238 | 28 |
| 1938 | #992 | 51 | #1,613 | 18 |
| 1937 | #1,085 | 43 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #1,115 | 40 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,039 | 44 | #1,708 | 17 |
| 1934 | #925 | 55 | #1,293 | 27 |
| 1933 | #957 | 51 | #1,230 | 29 |
| 1932 | #1,070 | 44 | #1,387 | 25 |
| 1931 | #926 | 56 | #1,282 | 29 |
| 1930 | #909 | 64 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #968 | 55 | #1,378 | 27 |
| 1928 | #840 | 74 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #856 | 74 | #1,603 | 23 |
| 1926 | #958 | 61 | #1,331 | 30 |
| 1925 | #800 | 85 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #914 | 69 | #1,727 | 21 |
| 1923 | #838 | 76 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1922 | #845 | 75 | #1,196 | 36 |
| 1921 | #837 | 78 | #1,448 | 27 |
| 1920 | #791 | 83 | #1,089 | 42 |
| 1919 | #712 | 96 | #1,047 | 42 |
| 1918 | #832 | 74 | #1,446 | 25 |
| 1917 | #800 | 74 | #1,238 | 30 |
| 1916 | #824 | 67 | #1,157 | 32 |
| 1915 | #780 | 71 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1914 | #747 | 59 | #1,188 | 24 |
| 1913 | #758 | 48 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #717 | 49 | #1,059 | 19 |
| 1911 | #754 | 33 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #644 | 43 | #707 | 18 |
| 1909 | #614 | 40 | #1,020 | 9 |
| 1908 | #698 | 31 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #666 | 32 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | #1,253 | 5 |
| 1905 | #642 | 30 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #755 | 22 | #874 | 8 |
| 1903 | #628 | 28 | — | |
| 1902 | #688 | 24 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #699 | 21 | — | |
| 1900 | #624 | 32 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | #1,181 | 8 | #857 | 7 |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | #804 | 8 |
| 1897 | #1,037 | 10 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #790 | 17 | — | |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | #978 | 6 |
| 1894 | #609 | 23 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #687 | 18 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | #963 | 5 |
| 1890 | #940 | 9 | — | |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #537 | 17 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | #959 | 5 |
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | #640 | 9 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ossie was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
See more about Ossie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1980
- Biggest jump: 571 spots in 1887 (#1,108 → #537)
- Biggest drop: 422 spots in 1888 (#537 → #959)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #537 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1888, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1900–1931
- Highest: 1 in 8,587 girls born in 1887 were named Ossie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 276,718 girls born in 1980 (0.00%)
- 25.0% of all girls named Ossie (730) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1966, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 71 | #537 (1887) | #817 |
| 1890s | 143 | #609 (1894) | #846 |
| 1900s | 284 | #614 (1909) | #676 |
| 1910s | 614 | #644 (1910) | #757 |
| 1920s | 730 | #791 (1920) | #865 |
| 1930s | 487 | #909 (1930) | #1,018 |
| 1940s | 319 | #1,150 (1940) | #1,528 |
| 1950s | 196 | #2,016 (1951) | #2,568 |
| 1960s | 67 | #3,558 (1966) | #5,190 |
| 1970s | 0 | — | — |
| 1980s | 6 | #9,095 (1980) | #9,095 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ossie in 1900
Top girls' names in 1900
Top boys' names in 1900
More about 1900
girls
299,784 girls got a published name in 1900; 1 in 9,368 of them was named Ossie, which outranked 71.9% of the 2,223 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #611Rubie33
- #611Sophronia33
- #611Valeria33
- #624Ossie32
- #624Altha32
- #624Greta32
- #624Justine32
- #634Albertine31
- #634Etha31
- #634Exie31
Tied with 9 names at #624; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 940Rosia#1,596 → #656
- ↑ 763Josiephine#1,596 → #833
- ↑ 763Lelar#1,596 → #833
- ↑ 736Carmel#1,596 → #860
- ↑ 722Gloria#1,278 → #556
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
150,474 boys got a published name in 1900; 1 in 10,032 of them was named Ossie, which outranked 56.9% of the 1,506 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).