Oluwatosin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-loo-wa-TOH-sin
- Origin
- Yoruba
Oluwatosin is a boys' name of Yoruba origin, meaning “God is worthy of worship”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Oluwatosin mean?
Yoruba: Oluwa 'God' + to 'is worthy' + sin 'to serve'
“God is worthy of worship”
A Yoruba name often shortened to Tosin; Oluwa means 'God' or 'Lord'.
Is Oluwatosin a girl's or a boy's name?
Oluwatosin is a boys' name.
How popular is Oluwatosin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatosin in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2014, 60% of the babies named Oluwatosin in the UK were girls.
Oluwatosin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Oluwatosin 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 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Oluwatosin in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Oluwatosin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Nicknames for Oluwatosin
- Tosin
- Tosh
Names like Oluwatosin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Obaloluwa, Ifeoluwa, Boluwatife, Oluwatobiloba, Inioluwa, Oluwademilade, Ireoluwa, Oluwadarasimi, Enioluwa, Araoluwa, Chukwuebuka, Ayomide
More Yoruba names
Tiaraoluwa, Tobi, Oluwatamilore, 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, “Oluwatosin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/oluwatosin, updated 20 October 2026.