Oluwaseun
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- oh-loo-wa-SHEH-oon
- Origin
- Yoruba
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Oluwaseun is a name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God has done it”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Oluwaseun mean?
Yoruba: from Oluwa 'God' + se un 'has done it'
“God has done it”
Often understood as a name of thanksgiving, 'thank God'.
Is Oluwaseun a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Oluwaseun has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK.
How popular is Oluwaseun in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 140% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Oluwaseun, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2001, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oluwaseun in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 33% of the babies named Oluwaseun in the UK in 1996, and 23% in 2011.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Oluwaseun in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,241 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,021 |
How popular is Oluwaseun in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 17 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Oluwaseun in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oluwaseun in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Nicknames for Oluwaseun
- Seun
Names like Oluwaseun
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obaloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Boluwatife, Oluwatobiloba, Oluwademilade, Inioluwa, Ireoluwa, Enioluwa, Oluwadarasimi, Araoluwa, Chukwuebuka, Oluwatamilore
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Ayomide, Tobi, Iremide, Ayomikun, Oluwanifemi, Morayo, Temiloluwa, Oreoluwa, Sade, Anjolaoluwa, Tifeoluwa, Olamide, Akorede, Imisioluwa, Oluwadunsin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Oluwaseun: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwaseun, updated 20 October 2026.