The baby name Osi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊ.si/ (OH-see).
The baby name Osi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈoʊ.si/ (OH-see).
Osi is English, Norse, Slavic in Origin.
Osi is a compact, pan-cultural given name, most commonly a West African diminutive in Igbo for longer names beginning with Osi-, such as Osita, Ositadimma, or Ositadinma. In this context it carries the encouraging meaning from today it is good, sometimes extended theistically as from today, God is good, and has gained wider notice through figures like NFL star Osi Umenyiora.
Elsewhere, Osi also functions as a short form: in Spanish for Osiel (ultimately from Hebrew Uzziel, meaning God is my strength), and as a modern clipped form inspired by Osiris, the Egyptian god associated with rebirth. Because it is a nickname across languages, Osi reads as unisex. Variant spellings and cognate pet forms include Ossi and Ossie; related English nicknames such as Ozzie (for Oswald, Osborne, or Osborn) are near-soundalikes. Usage today is cross-cultural, with Osi increasingly chosen as a brisk standalone name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #208 | 12 | 3,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| NG | 0 | #254 | 11 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #329 | 4 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #359 | 3 | 8,138 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #404 | 3 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #472 | 10 | 9,861 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #505 | 19 | 10,981 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #567 | 51 | 11,648 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #569 | 5 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #620 | 6 | 10,983 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #646 | 9 | 13,121 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #692 | 16 | 18,093 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #739 | 48 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #832 | 120 | 16,906 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #875 | 12 | 15,035 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #921 | 32 | 5,697 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #921 | 10 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #958 | 25 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #974 | 8 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,003 | 7 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 7 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,042 | 37 | 16,140 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 37 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,158 | 54 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,165 | 14 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,191 | 9 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,442 | 30 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,578 | 37 | 28,008 |
Osi is popular in 59 countries — most recent births per country:
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