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Osie
How to Pronounce Osie
Pronounced OH-see /ΛoΚsi/Medium
Meaning: Osie is a fond short form of the Os- family β Oscar, Osborn, Oswald β whose shared first element is the Old English and Germanic os, 'god' or 'deity.' The -ie ending marks it as an affectionate given name in its own right.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Osie reads as an affectionate short form of one of the Os- names, all built on the Germanic os, 'god.' It appears in United States records from the mid eighteen-eighties and peaks around 1915, when clipped -ie names were often set down as full first names, especially in the South. Which parent name a given family had in mind varied. It was never common, borne by only a couple dozen boys a year at its best.
A boy named Osie at that peak would now be past a century old, marking it a great-grandfather-era name, and it has not revived. Its cheerful, easy sound rhymes with Ozzie and Otis, and its 'god' element gives it quiet substance for parents drawn to old short names.
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What does the name Osie mean?
It is a pet form of Os- names like Oscar and Oswald, from the Germanic os, meaning 'god.'
How do you pronounce Osie?
It's said OH-see /ΛoΚsi/, 2 syllables.
Is Osie a boy or girl name?
Osie is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Osie?
It was always rare, an old short-form boys' name given to only a couple dozen boys a year in the early nineteen-hundreds.