Osamu

ah-SAH-moo /ɑːˈsɑːmuː/
boy 3 syllables fading

Osamu is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Osamu is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1997. Osamu was first reported in SSA data in 1920 and peaked in 1925 (11 births).

About the name Osamu

Pronunciationah-SAH-moo /ɑːˈsɑːmuː/
CultureJapanese
11peak births 1925
1920first in SSA data

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How popular is Osamu?

Boys named Osamu
192019301940195019601970198019901997
Boys named Osamu per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1920–1997 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1997) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Osamu total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19975—#10,379
19875—#7,815
19705—#5,244
19355—#4,023
19319—#2,824
19307—#3,511
19296—#3,847
19289—#3,012
19277—#3,696
19266—#4,068
192511—#2,707
19246—#4,224
19238—#3,389
19205—#4,799