COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — THE VANISHED

Osie
A female given name · United States

BELOW THE FEDERAL REPORTING LINE SINCE 1962 — 64 YEARS

Osie (F): reported births per year01020304050188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 45 — 1927
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

A quiet parlor name. Osie was reported above the federal line from 1880 to 1961, peaking at 45 births in 1927 — 1,354 recorded in all. It has not appeared in the register since: 64 years below the line, and counting.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported1961
Peak1927 — 45 births
Total recorded, 1880–20251,354
Years above the line76 of a possible 146
Longest absence64 years (1962–2025, ongoing)

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The Vanished · 1880–1984 · peak 1927

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The Vanished · 1880–1983 · peak 1924

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The Vanished · 1880–1968 · peak 1924

Pleasant

The Vanished · 1880–1962 · peak 1924

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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