Owsley
The Story of Owsley
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Owsley as a girl name dates back to 2017, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Owsley — #15,899 in the national rankings. Owsley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Owsley first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2017, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 8 births, good for #8,823 nationwide. About 52% of every Owsley on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Owsley last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 25 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Owsley
Owsley is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Owsley's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #8,823. Use the chart and map above to compare Owsley'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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