Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Osie 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
Osie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,102
- 748 boys · 1,354 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1915. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 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.
Osie’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 Osie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ossie
“the power of God”
37% boys · 63% girls
Onie
“an elderly man” · “born on sacred ground”
13% boys · 87% girls
Ocie
19% boys · 81% girls
Lonie
“having the strength of a lion”
39% boys · 61% girls
Ardis
Ardis is a surname.
23% boys · 77% girls
Monnie
12% boys · 88% girls
Estell
Estell is a surname.
12% boys · 88% girls
Claudie
“one who is lame”
44% boys · 56% girls