unisex name

Osha

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 377

Osha is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 77% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1924.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Osha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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'20 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Osha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 5
1970s 43
1980s 74
1990s 186
2000s 41
2010s 5
2020s (to 2024) 11

How popular is Osha?

In 2024, Osha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Osha is used

England & Wales #4,490 5 in 2025
United States #12,856 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Osha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Osha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Osha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Osha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Osha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Osha

How popular is the name Osha?

In 2024, Osha was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Osha a girl's or a boy's name?

Osha is used for both girls and boys. About 77% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Osha?

Osha has 2 syllables.

When was Osha most popular?

Osha peaked in 1993, when 33 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Osha a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Osha currently ranks #4,490 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.