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Ossie

64% girls, 36% boys · last recorded 2014

Ossie has been given to about 4,594 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,582
Median age today79 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ossie per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1919 · 138
  • Born in 20250
  • All time4,594

How popular is Ossie?

Its best year was 1919, when 138 babies were given the name, ranking 715th. The typical living American called Ossie is about 79 years old today.

Names that sound like Ossie

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ozzie0.92
  2. Rosie0.81
  3. Josie0.81
  4. Ollie0.78
  5. Essie0.77
  6. Ocie0.78
  7. Obie0.78
  8. Odie0.78

Middle names for Ossie

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ossie Noelle0.83
  2. Ossie Catherine0.80
  3. Ossie Frances0.80
  4. Ossie Belle0.80
  5. Ossie Josephine0.80
  6. Ossie Hazel0.80

Sibling names for Ossie

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.86
  2. Luellasister · 0.85
  3. Elouisesister · 0.85
  4. Cleoeither · 0.84
  5. Hughbrother · 0.81
  6. Clydebrother · 0.79

Where Ossie is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ossie Wilson0.75
    2. Ossie Williams0.75
    3. Ossie Walker0.75
    4. Ossie Turner0.75
    5. Ossie Torres0.75
    6. Ossie Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Ossie

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.