Ousman
Boy · OOS-man · Arabic
Ousman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “young bustard (a bird)”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
What does Ousman mean?
Arabic: West African form of Uthman
“young bustard (a bird)”
A West African form of Uthman, used in the Gambia and Senegal; Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph of Islam.
- Say it
- OOS-man
Is Ousman a girl's or a boy's name?
Ousman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ousman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Ousman, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2008, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ousman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 102 boys in the UK were given Ousman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #438, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Ousman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 12 | #1,974 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
How popular is Ousman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Ousman, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 26 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Ousman in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 129 boys in the US were given Ousman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,281, up from #8,239 for this spelling alone.
Ousman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 22 | #4,389 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
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