Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Osbaldo 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 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osbaldo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,092
- 3,092 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 161 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,348 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −30%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,348 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 161 in 2002. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,304 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Osbaldo’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Osbaldo
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Osbaldo, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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