Osiris
Osiris was the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion. He was classically depicted with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive atef crown and holding a symbolic crook and flail. He was one of the first to be associated with the mummy wrap.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Osiris
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osiris was the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion. He was classically depicted with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive atef crown and holding a symbolic crook and flail. He was one of the first to be associated with the mummy wrap.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
The Story of Osiris
As a girl name
American parents first put Osiris on the record books as a girl name in 1979, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 55 Osiriss were born — ranking #3,054 that year. About 44% of every Osiris on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Osiris ranks #6,015 for girls with 20 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). All told, over 907 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Osiris as a boy name dates back to 1970, when 7 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 244 newborns named Osiris — #915 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Osiris on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Osiris ranks #985 for boys with 229 births, gradually rising (+10%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Osiris
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Osiris. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Osiris
Phonetically similar names — useful when Osiris is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Acerose
- Osyris
- Assizes
- Astreus
- Assorts
- Asuras
- Tsuris
- Ascaris
- Tsoris
- Thesaurus
- Estrus
- Authorise
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About the name Osiris
Osiris is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Osiris's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #915. Use the chart and map above to compare Osiris'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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