Given name & surname
Oshay
“a kind spirit”
Oshay is a variant of Oshea. One Hebrew interpretation is “a kind spirit.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Oshay is a variant of Oshea. One Hebrew interpretation is “a kind spirit.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Oshay is a variant of Oshea. An origin associated with Oshea is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Oshay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 439
- 400 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 45 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 355 as a first name in 2020; 119 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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