Othman
Boy · oth-MAHN · Arabic
Othman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “young bustard”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 3,378th for boys in the US (34 babies).
What does Othman mean?
Arabic: variant of Uthman
“young bustard”
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph; the Ottoman dynasty is named after its Turkish form, Osman.
- Say it
- oth-MAHN
Is Othman a girl's or a boy's name?
Othman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 34 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Othman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Othman, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Othman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 50 boys in the UK were given Othman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #682, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Othman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Othman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,378among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 34about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 34 boys in the US were named Othman, making it the 3,378th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Othman in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were given Othman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,987, up from #3,378 for this spelling alone.
- Othman 34
- Uthman 25
Othman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3,378 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Othman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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