UK boy's name
Osayande
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Osayande is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Osayande popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3987, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2006, with 6 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2005 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 16 living people in the UK are called Osayande. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Osayande ranked #3987 for boys in England and Wales in 2012, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2006, when 6 boys were registered as Osayande.
- • About 16 living people in the UK are estimated to have Osayande as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3987
2012
Births in 2012
4
Latest year
Peak year
2006
6 births
Estimated living
16
2026
Popularity
Osayande over time
The chart below shows babies named Osayande registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 to 2012. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Osayande, the clearest high point is 2006. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2012, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Osayande by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Osayande was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4333 | 7 | 2 |
| 2000s | #3194 | 9 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Osayande
- Oliver 157,197
- Oscar 67,495
- Owen 33,517
- Ollie 13,193
- Oakley 9,838
- Omar 6,823
- Otis 6,395
- Oskar 4,827
- Olly 4,403
- Otto 3,839
- Osian 3,145
- Owain 2,310
FAQ
Osayande: questions and answers
How popular is the name Osayande in the UK right now?
In 2012, Osayande was ranked #3987 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Osayande most popular?
The peak year on record was 2006, with 6 babies registered as Osayande in England and Wales.
How many people are called Osayande in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Osayande across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.