Osha
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970.
Meaning & Origin of Osha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a regulatory agency of the United States Department of Labor that originally had federal visitorial powers to inspect and examine workplaces. The United States Congress established the agency under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which President Richard M. Nixon signed into law on December 29, 1970.
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Origin & history
The Story of Osha
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Osha as a girl name dates back to 1924, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Osha — #5,286 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Osha on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Osha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 279 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Osha as a boy name dates back to 1974, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Osha — #3,368 in the national rankings. About 76% of every Osha on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Osha last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 85 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Osha
Osha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 279 births in the dataset. Osha's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #5,286. Use the chart and map above to compare Osha'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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