boy's name

Osian

  • Origin Welsh
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,368

England and Wales

#274

2025 births

Osian is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Osian is a name of Welsh origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2022, when 178 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 3,194 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Osian over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,422
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Osian by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 121
2000s 803
2010s 1,422
2020s (to 2025) 964

How popular is Osian?

In 2025, Osian was given to 165 babies in England and Wales, ranking #274 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Osian is used

England & Wales #274 165 in 2025
Scotland #801 3 in 2024
United States #8,495 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Osian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Osian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Osian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Osian in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Finnish
Ossian
Scottish Gaelic
Ossian
Swedish
Ossian

Sibling names for Osian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Osian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Osian

How popular is the name Osian?

In 2025, Osian was given to 165 babies in England and Wales, ranking #274 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Osian a girl's or a boy's name?

Osian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Osian most popular?

Osian peaked in 2022, when 178 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Osian a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Osian currently ranks #274 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.