Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Osa isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 770
- 87 boys · 683 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,713 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,713 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 405 as a first name in 2020; 264 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Osa’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Osa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ola
“one who is precious” · “giver of life: well-being”
>99% girls
Ona
“filled with grace”
>99% girls
Ora
“one who prays to God”
5% boys · 95% girls
Olga
“one who is blessed and successful”
>99% girls
Ocie
19% boys · 81% girls
Odessa
“one who wanders; an angry woman”
>99% girls
Cova
>99% girls
Ilma
“determined protector”
>99% girls