Oisin
Boy name · 181 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Oisin: 181 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 19 births in 2021.
Oisin (pronounced uh-sheen or oh-sheen) comes from the Old Irish os, meaning "deer," combined with the diminutive -ín to give "little deer" or "fawn." In Irish mythology, Oisín was the son of the legendary warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill and a poet of the Fianna, whose tales of adventure and sorrow have echoed through centuries. The name is deeply linked to Scotland thanks to James Macpherson’s 18th-century Ossianic poems, which anglicised Oisín to Ossian and sparked a Romantic fascination across Europe. Modern
Boy 23 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 202119 babies
- Latest (2025)
- #26215 babies
- Total births
- 181since 1997
- 5-year trend
- ▲ 65%vs prior 5y