Osric
Osric is a name with a single cultural origin: Anglo-Saxon.
- Anglo-Saxon
Meaning & Origin of Osric
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osric is a name with a single cultural origin: Anglo-Saxon.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Anglo-Saxon
The Story of Osric
American parents first put Osric on the record books as a baby boy name in 1972, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 10 Osrics were born — ranking #7,491 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Osrics. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 125 Osrics have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Osric
Osric is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Osric's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #7,491. Use the chart and map above to compare Osric'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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