The baby name Ogou is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-goo (/ˈoʊɡu/).
The baby name Ogou is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-goo (/ˈoʊɡu/).
Ogou is in Origin.
Ogou is the Haitian Kreyol form of a West African theonym derived from Yoruba Ogun, the orisha of iron, war, and blacksmithing, and closely related to Fon/Ewe Gu, deity of metal and technology. As a personal name, Ogou conveys strength, resilience, courage, and skilled craft, often glossed as war and iron, echoing the semantic field of the Yoruba root ogun.
As a given name it appears mostly in Haiti and the Caribbean diaspora as an honorific or devotional choice, reflecting Vodou reverence for the Ogou family of spirits. In Nigeria it is uncommon as a standalone first name; more typically it appears in compound Yoruba names such as Ogundele or Ogunyemi. Cross-cultural variants include Ogun (Yoruba/English), Ogún (tonal), Oggun (Cuban Santeria), Ogum (Brazilian Candomble), and Gu/Egu (Fon/Ewe). Haitian epithets like Ogou Feray, Ogou Badagri, and Ogou Balendjo denote distinct aspects that sometimes influence middle-name selection.
Ogou is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 14 recorded uses, across 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 |
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