Names / Boy names
Osric
Current rank
#8,069
and rising
All-time peak
#5,541
in 1972
First recorded
1972
in U.S. data
Children named
135
since 1972
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,541 in 1972 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Divine ruler (Old English). It makes its debut in American naming data in 1972. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Roughly 135 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.