Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Osiah 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 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Osiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 346
- 346 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #2,508 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +130%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,508 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 130.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Osiah’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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