Ossie
Ossie is a nickname usually used in place of a given name such as Osama, Osman, Oswald, Oscar, Ossian, Osmond, Osbourne and Osvaldo. In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, it is used as a diminutive for Joseph and Yousif. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Ossie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ossie is a nickname usually used in place of a given name such as Osama, Osman, Oswald, Oscar, Ossian, Osmond, Osbourne and Osvaldo. In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, it is used as a diminutive for Joseph and Yousif. It may refer to:
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The Story of Ossie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ossie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 5 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 96 newborns named Ossie — #712 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Ossie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Ossie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1980, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Ossie as a boy name dates back to 1880, when 9 babies received it. 1919 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Ossie — #1,047 in the national rankings. Ossie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ossie
Ossie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Ossie's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #712. Use the chart and map above to compare Ossie'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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