boy's name
Oso
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 61
Oso is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2018.
Oso over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 12 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 49 |
How popular is Oso?
In 2025, Oso was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Oso
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Oso also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oso over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oso
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oso — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oso
How popular is the name Oso?
In 2025, Oso was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Oso a girl's or a boy's name?
Oso is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Oso most popular?
Oso peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Oso a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oso currently ranks #7,034 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.