Ossie is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ossie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ossie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ossie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ossie is a unisex name of Old English origin meaning “pet form of Oswald or Oscar”. A diminutive of names beginning with Os, meaning god.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,594 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 50 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ossie per year, United States (1880 to 2014). United States peaked in 1919 (138/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (5/yr).
Ossie is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #1,094 nationally (given to 138 babies that year).
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