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Osborn
OriginEnglish
Meaning"divine bear; divine warrior"
About Osborn
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 the spelling variation Osborne in her final novel, Wives and Daughters.
Pronounced AHZ-born.
As of October 2026, Osborn ranked #11645 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #944 in 1884.
Editor's take: The name Osborn is a boy's name of English origin meaning "divine bear; divine warrior".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Osborns
- Osborn Elliott
former editor of Newsweek magazine
Osborn in pop culture
- Norman and Harry Osborn
characters in the Spider,Man series
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