Given name & surname
Osbourne
“a bear of God”
Osbourne is a variant of Osborn. One interpretation is “a bear of God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Osbourne is a variant of Osborn. One interpretation is “a bear of God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Osbourne is a variant of Osborn. Osborn has been associated with Scandinavian and Old English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osbourne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 64
- 64 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,546 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,546 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 200 as a first name in 2020; 2,362 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.
Osbourne’s family of names
In English usage, Osbourne has a diminutive in Oz. Osbourne has a related form in Osborn. In English usage, Osbourne as a surname has a nickname in Ozzy.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Osbourne
- Osbourne FlemingChief Minister of Anguilla (born 1940)
- Osbourne MoxeyBahamian athletics competitor (born 1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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