Olusegun
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-SEH-goon
- Origin
- Yoruba
Olusegun is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is victorious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Olusegun mean?
Yoruba: Yoruba Olu 'Lord, God' + segun 'conquer'
“God is victorious”
Olusegun Obasanjo was Nigeria's military head of state in the 1970s and its elected president from 1999 to 2007.
Is Olusegun a girl's or a boy's name?
Olusegun is a boys' name.
How popular is Olusegun in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 boys.
Olusegun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Nicknames for Olusegun
- Segun
Names like Olusegun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Oluwadunsin, Oluwatobi, Obaloluwa, Oluwatobiloba, Ayomide, Oluwademilade, Ifeoluwa, Oluwafikayomi, Boluwatife, Oluwatamilore, Enioluwa, Oluwadarasimi
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Ireoluwa, Inioluwa, Iremide, Araoluwa, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Olusegun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/olusegun, updated 20 October 2026.