The first name Ossie
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ossie last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2005, with 5 births (#2,754).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ossie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ossie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2014, 5 boys born in the United States were named Ossie, the 13,513th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1919, when 96 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Ossie?
- In 2021, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Ossie, ranking 4,789th. Its peak was 2005, with 5 births.
- Is Ossie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 4,594 US babies named Ossie since 1880, 63% were girls and 37% boys.
- When was Ossie most popular?
- 1919 in the United States, when 96 babies were named Ossie, its highest rank at 715th.