Osgood
Osgood is a masculine given name which may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Osgood
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osgood is a masculine given name which may refer to:
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The Story of Osgood
Osgood first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 8 Osgoods were born — ranking #3,096 that year. As of 2026, Osgood ranks #4,168 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 18 Osgoods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Osgood
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Osgood Carleton (1741–1816), American cartographer, land surveyor, mathematics and navigation teacher and author
- Osgood T. Hadley (1838–1914), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War awarded the Medal of Honor
- Osgood Hanbury (1917–1943), British Royal Air Force Second World War flying ace
- Osgood Mackenzie (1842–1922), Scottish landowner and creator of a famous garden
- Osgood Perkins (1892–1937), American actor
- Oz Perkins (born 1974), American actor, screenwriter, and director, grandson of Osgood Perkins
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Names that sound like Osgood
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About the name Osgood
Osgood is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 18 births in the dataset. Osgood's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #3,096. Use the chart and map above to compare Osgood's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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