How Many People Are Named Oswin?
people named Oswin are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 722,589 people in the US has this name
Based on 482 babies named Oswin in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
38 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old English elements os "god" and wine "friend". Saint Oswin was a 7th-century king of Northumbria. After the Norman conquest this name was used less, and it died out after the 14th century. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Oswin, 21.6% were girls and 78.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Oswin fell from 32.3% in the 2010s to 18.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Oswin alive today is about 10 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 12 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Oswin first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2018, to 38 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Oswin has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,857, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #6,346. Among girls, its best rank was #6,644, in 2014.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,346 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,857 (2018) | #6,644 (2014) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,692 in the 2010s | #12,230 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Oswin alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Oswin were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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