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How popular is the name Ossian?
Births per year, rank history and how many Ossians are alive today.
Ossian (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Osian in England and Wales, ranked 3256th in 2025 and given to 6 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2008, when 13 babies were given the name, the 1596th most popular that year. It has declined since 2008; the 2025 figure is roughly 46% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Osian you are most likely to meet is around 4 years old. Half of all Osians born in England and Wales are between 6 and 19, and there are at least 3,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Osian.
How many babies are named Ossian each year?
Includes all spellings: Ossian, Osian. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Ossian spelling rank?
Where does the Osian spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Ossian most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Osian, peaked in 2022, when 188 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Ossian spelling itself peaked in 2008, with 13 babies.
How many people are called Ossian?
At least 3,600 people named Ossian in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Ossian?
Most living Ossians are between 6 and 19; the most common age is about 4.
Is Ossian becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2022 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.