Osman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- OZ-man
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #503 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,156 for boys
Osman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “young bustard (a bird)”. In 2025 it ranked 503rd for boys in the UK (85 babies) and 1,156th for boys in the US (181 babies).
What does Osman mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Uthman
“young bustard (a bird)”
Osman I founded the Ottoman dynasty, which is named after him; Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of Islam.
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Is Osman a girl's or a boy's name?
Osman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 85 boys in the UK and 181 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Osman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 503rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 85 about 1 in 3,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 85 boys in the UK were named Osman, making it the 503rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 567th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 93 boys.
Half of all the boys named Osman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 474th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Osman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | #503 |
| 2024 | 80 | #541 |
| 2023 | 86 | #513 |
| 2022 | 93 | #478 |
| 2021 | 91 | #497 |
| 2020 | 74 | #567 |
| 2019 | 56 | #679 |
| 2018 | 52 | #728 |
| 2017 | 34 | #985 |
| 2016 | 47 | #779 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,005 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 33 | #960 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 33 | #952 |
| 2010 | 40 | #817 |
| 2009 | 31 | #956 |
| 2008 | 40 | #795 |
| 2007 | 33 | #880 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 27 | #864 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 31 | #633 |
| 1998 | 25 | #730 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 34 | #548 |
How popular is Osman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,156th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 181 about 1 in 9,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 181 boys in the US were named Osman, making it the 1,156th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,160th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 231 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Osman than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Osman in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Osman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | #1,156 |
| 2024 | 217 | #1,026 |
| 2023 | 223 | #987 |
| 2022 | 231 | #975 |
| 2021 | 224 | #984 |
| 2020 | 166 | #1,160 |
| 2019 | 144 | #1,287 |
| 2018 | 116 | #1,489 |
| 2017 | 114 | #1,478 |
| 2016 | 86 | #1,774 |
| 2015 | 99 | #1,613 |
| 2014 | 79 | #1,857 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,988 |
| 2012 | 85 | #1,755 |
| 2011 | 58 | #2,231 |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,652 |
| 2009 | 118 | #1,425 |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,582 |
| 2007 | 107 | #1,488 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,479 |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,617 |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,615 |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,480 |
| 2001 | 75 | #1,587 |
| 2000 | 79 | #1,510 |
| 1999 | 63 | #1,668 |
| 1998 | 61 | #1,677 |
| 1997 | 58 | #1,690 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,294 |
| 1994 | 53 | #1,684 |
| 1993 | 37 | #2,118 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 35 | #2,081 |
| 1989 | 39 | #1,886 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,637 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 20 | #2,503 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,823 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,492 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,595 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,678 |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,036 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
Names like Osman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ronan, Ayman, Rowan, Hamza, Yazan, Musa, Rayyan, Amir, Ahmed, Zayan, Umar
Names related to Osman
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Osman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/osman, updated 20 October 2026.