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Ossian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ossian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1999–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1999 to 2025, ranging from #1596 to #4805.200020052010201520202025#1596#4805
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1999#2425
2000#1703
2001#1949
2002#2636
2003#3467
2004#3651
2005#2174
2006#1744
2007#2435
2008#1596
2009#2126
2010#2629
2011#2613
2012#4805
2013#2954
2014#1935
2015#4747
2016#2027
2017#2324
2018#3959
2019#3411
2020#2228
2021#2125
2022#2165
2023#2325
2024#2088
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1999 to 2025.

In 2024: #382 among boys in Scotland, #2088 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1999–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2425 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #382 in Scotland in 2024.

Ossian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#208811HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#23259HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#216510HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#22289HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#34115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#39594HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#202711HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#47473HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#48053HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#26297HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#21269HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#24357HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#174410HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#36513HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#26364HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#19496HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#24254HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#3829HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ossian is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ossian, between 1999 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2008ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419992025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1999–202527#1596 in 2008
Scotland20241#382 in 2024

Its high point came 16 years earlier in England and Wales (2008) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Ossian

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1999–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1999 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #382 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.