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01 / Meaning & origin
Osborn is a masculine given name documented in English.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 6 boys (rank 10695). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Osborn
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 6 | 848 | observed |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | observed |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | 5 | 921 | observed |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | 5 | 1,035 | observed |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,233 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | 6 | 1,217 | observed |
| 1909 | 7 | 1,155 | observed |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | 6 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1912 | 12 | 1,417 | observed |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,496 | observed |
| 1914 | 16 | 1,545 | observed |
| 1915 | 20 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1916 | 16 | 1,849 | observed |
| 1917 | 15 | 1,986 | observed |
| 1918 | 17 | 1,905 | observed |
| 1919 | 17 | 1,882 | observed |
| 1920 | 14 | 2,231 | observed |
| 1921 | 21 | 1,703 | observed |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1923 | 22 | 1,644 | observed |
| 1924 | 12 | 2,473 | observed |
| 1925 | 13 | 2,313 | observed |
| 1926 | 13 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1927 | 12 | 2,408 | observed |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | observed |
| 1929 | 8 | 2,980 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | 8 | 2,864 | observed |
| 1932 | 8 | 2,849 | observed |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,642 | observed |
| 1934 | 8 | 2,742 | observed |
| 1935 | 11 | 2,246 | observed |
| 1936 | 7 | 2,854 | observed |
| 1937 | 7 | 2,905 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 11 | 2,159 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | 11 | 2,195 | observed |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | 6 | 3,173 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | 7 | 3,019 | observed |
| 1950 | 6 | 3,329 | observed |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,364 | observed |
| 1952 | 9 | 2,680 | observed |
| 1953 | 8 | 2,905 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | 8 | 2,969 | observed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 6 | 3,619 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 5 | 4,065 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 4,404 | observed |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,464 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 6 | 5,123 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 5 | 7,270 | observed |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | 5 | 12,287 | observed |
| 2012 | 8 | 8,864 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | observed |
| 2014 | 11 | 7,048 | observed |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,676 | observed |
| 2016 | 16 | 5,555 | observed |
| 2017 | 13 | 6,338 | observed |
| 2018 | 11 | 7,136 | observed |
| 2019 | 8 | 8,889 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 6 | 10,799 | observed |
| 2022 | 7 | 9,823 | observed |
| 2023 | 8 | 8,921 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 9,894 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Osborn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
OSBORN— “divine bear”
…The first Asolfr with whom I have met was a Christian, who, with twelve companions, was wrecked upon the shores of Iceland in the interval between its settlement and conversion. They erected buildings, resolutely refused all commerce with the heathen, and lived solely on the produce of their fishing. A church has since been built where they settled. The name has fallen into Asulf in the North, and was paralleled by Osulf in England. As to the divine bear, he had a wider…
…The first Asolfr with whom I have met was a Christian, who, with twelve companions, was wrecked upon the shores of Iceland in the interval between its settlement and conversion. They erected buildings, resolutely refused all commerce with the heathen, and lived solely on the produce of their fishing. A church has since been built where they settled. The name has fallen into Asulf in the North, and was paralleled by Osulf in England. As to the divine bear, he had a wider fame, for Asbiorn came among the Northmen to Neustria, and was there Frenchified. An Osborn was the seneschal who was murdered in the sleeping chamber of William in the stormy days of the minority of the future conqueror; and his son, William Fitzosborn, was the chief friend and confidant of the stern victor of Hastings. Osborn figures in Domesday, and has now become a common English surname, which used to be translated house-born, before comparison with the other tongues had shown the true relations of the word. Asbera is the northern feminine.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section II (The Aasir) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
