boy's name
Oshea
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,407
Oshea is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2019, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 61,399 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Oshea over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 42 |
| 1990s | 366 |
| 2000s | 196 |
| 2010s | 370 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 309 |
How popular is Oshea?
In 2025, Oshea was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Oshea is used
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.
How Oshea is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| O'shea | O'shea is Oshea written with an apostrophe, used in Canada, where it ranks #3,139. | 113 |
Names that peaked alongside Oshea
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Oshea also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oshea over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oshea
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oshea — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oshea
How popular is the name Oshea?
In 2025, Oshea was given to 54 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Oshea a girl's or a boy's name?
Oshea is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Oshea?
Oshea has 2 syllables.
When was Oshea most popular?
Oshea peaked in 2019, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Oshea a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oshea currently ranks #2,500 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.