Is Oshea a boy or girl name?

Oshea is a boy’s name. Of the 1,288 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 4.7% were girls and 95.3% were boys.

Oshea

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Oshea was most popular in 2019, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,636 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,288 people named Oshea.

Oshea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oshea’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oshea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oshea is a boy’s name — 4.7% of the 1,288 Americans given it were girls and 95.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org