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Why parents love Oshun- Oshun IS the orisha of love, beauty, AND fertility.The most radiantly beautiful goddess.Two syllables with a sacred, Yoruba sound: oh-SHOON.Osh and Un are both embedded.The most directly goddess-of-love name.
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The vibe of Oshun
divine river goddessYorubaOshunorishalovebeautyfertilityriverradiantlybeautifulsacred
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Origin & history of Oshun
Yoruba Oshun (orisha of love/river)
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Yoruba roots
Oshun IS the orisha of love, beauty, fertility, AND the river — most radiantly beautiful.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Yoruba tradition.
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Today
Oshun remains a beloved choice, ranking #7245 in the US. 229 babies have been named Oshun since 2002.
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How popular is Oshun?
2022
peak year
Oshun reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2022, 30 babies received the name (ranked #4650). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #7245), with about 25 babies given the name annually. Oshun has been trending upward in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 229 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
30
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #4,650)
(ranked #4,650)
25
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
250
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
229
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Oshun5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Oshun's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — love nurturing. People named Oshun tend to be sacred, beautiful, and gifted at being the most radiant orisha of love.
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Most radiant orisha of love✦
Beauty-fertility-river◈
Sacred-Yoruba◎
Osh-Un♡
Radiantly-beautifulO6
S1
H8
U3
N5
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Oshun🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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