Osian
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning little deer; a form of Oisín.
Osian by the numbers
In 2025, 165 babies in England and Wales were named Osian. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Osian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Osmanbone; a name of ottoman origin82 in England and Wales (2025)
- Osiasgod is salvation; a form of hosea or osee36 in the US (2017)
- Osiahgod is salvation; variant of Hosea or Ossian12 in the US (2017)
- Ossianyoung deer; from Irish os6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Orian25 in the US (2017)
- Oscardeer lover; God's spear2,798 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a deer
Like Osian, each of these has a deer in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Devindescendant of Damhán; fawn-like1,132 in the US (2017)
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Raleighdeer meadow or clearing235 in the US (2017)
- Hartleyhart meadow; deer clearing157 in the US (2017)
- Tzvideer; gazelle146 in the US (2017)
- Devendescendant of Damhán; fawn-like; a spelling variant of Devin89 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Osian
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