Osmond
Osmond is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Osmond
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osmond is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Osmond
Osmond first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 12 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 19 births, good for #5,018 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Osmonds. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,221 among baby boy names with 14 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). In total, more than 485 Osmonds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Osmond
Osmond is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 485 births in the dataset. Osmond's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,417. Use the chart and map above to compare Osmond'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.