Oshea
Oshea was the 2507th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1656th; the most babies were born in 2016 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Oshea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,507 boys, up 142 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201664 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,288babies recorded
Oshea popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 61 since 1979.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,507 | 54 |
| 2020 | #2,649 | 48 |
| 2010 | #5,959 | 15 |
| 2000 | #3,393 | 25 |
| 1990 | #9,123 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Oshea, counting every spelling?
Oshea has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Oshea?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oshea (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Oshea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oshea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oshea?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Oshea are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Oshea mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Oshea by state
How common Oshea was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Oshea
How popular is the name Oshea?
Oshea was the 2507th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 1656th; the most babies were born in 2016 (64). Over the last ten years it has moved up 201 places. More babies were named Oshea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Oshea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Oshea in the US.
Where is Oshea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oshea was most common in Georgia (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Virginia and Florida.