Little deer
Derived from the Irish 'Oisín', meaning 'little deer'. In Irish mythology, Ossian was a legendary warrior-poet, the son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and the goddess Sadbh, who was famously transformed into a deer. The name gained international fame in the 18th century through the poems of James Macpherson.
Less common today
Ossian isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,436 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The legendary narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems · The Poems of Ossian
African-American physician noted for his self-defense in a 1925 housing trial
