Osborne
About Osborne
A surname style choice that could get you nicknames Bear and Ozzy, which is pretty cool. It comes from the Old English variant of the Old Norse Ásbjǫrn, which was introduced to England after the Norman conquest and used occasionally as a given name ever since. Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell used Osborne for a character in her final novel, Wives and Daughters while it is also famously associated with Osborne House, the former royal residence of Queen Victoria on the Isle of Wight, and with musician Ozzy Osbourne.
Pronounced AHZ-born.
As of October 2026, Osborne ranked #4663 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #699 in 1910.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,755 | 21 | 11.7 |
| 2020 | #4,505 | 22 | 12.7 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | #4,663 | 22 | 12.9 |
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Osborne on lists
Famous Osbornes
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Osborne in pop culture
- Osborne House
summer residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
- Osborne Hamley
character in Elizabeth Gaskell's "Wives and Daughters"