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Oluwaseun

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Oluwaseun

Pronounced oh-LOO-wah-shay-oon /oʊˌluː.wɑːˈʃeɪ.uːn/Low

Meaning: Oluwaseun is a Yoruba given name from Nigeria meaning 'God, we thank you' or 'we thank God'. It joins Oluwa, 'God' or 'the Lord', with seun, a word of thanks, and belongs to a rich family of Yoruba names praising God.Medium

In 30 seconds: Oluwaseun is a Yoruba name meaning 'we thank God', from Oluwa, 'God', and seun, 'thank you'. It stayed rare in the US, peaking around two-thousand-four (said oh-LOO-wah-shay-oon).
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Origin MediumYoruba
MeaningOluwaseun is a Yoruba given name from Nigeria meaning 'God, we thank you' or 'we thank God'. It joins Oluwa, 'God' or 'the Lord', with seun, a word of thanks, and belongs to a rich family of Yoruba names praising God.
U.S. rank (2022)#11918 ↘ Falling
2022 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 272
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200419822022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Oluwaseun is a Yoruba name of thanksgiving, meaning 'God, we thank you' or 'we thank God'. It joins Oluwa, 'God' or 'the Lord', with seun, 'thank you', and belongs to a large group of Oluwa- names carried by Nigerian families. In American records it stays rare but reads clearly as a heartfelt statement of gratitude.

It appears thinly in American records mainly in recent decades and reached its slim peak around two-thousand-four. A boy named Oluwaseun then is in his early twenties today.

Did you know? Oluwa, 'God', opens a whole family of Yoruba names of praise and gratitude, so Oluwaseun arrives as a full sentence of thanksgiving folded into a child's name.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Oluwaseun — Yoruba 'we thank God'; Oluwa 'God' + seun 'thank you'.

Variations

OluwaseyiSeunOluwaseunfunmi

Nicknames

SeunOlu

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Oluwaseun mean?

Oluwaseun is a Yoruba name meaning 'God, we thank you' or 'we thank God', from Oluwa, 'God', and seun, 'thank you'.

How do you pronounce Oluwaseun?

It is said oh-LOO-wah-shay-oon /oʊˌluː.wɑːˈʃeɪ.uːn/, five syllables with the stress on the fourth.

Is Oluwaseun a boy or girl name?

Oluwaseun is used here as a boy's name.

How popular is Oluwaseun?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the early two-thousands.

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