Ousmane
Boy · oos-MAHN · Arabic
Ousmane is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “baby bustard”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Ousmane mean?
Arabic: West African form of Uthman
“baby bustard”
Uthman ibn Affan was the third caliph, who oversaw the compiling of the standard text of the Qur'an.
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- oos-MAHN
Is Ousmane a girl's or a boy's name?
Ousmane is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ousmane in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 133% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Ousmane, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Ousmane in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
How popular is Ousmane in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 65% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Ousmane, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Ousmane in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ousmane in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 40 | #3,044 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,624 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,350 |
| 2017 | 32 | #3,437 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 15 | #5,658 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 18 | #3,981 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
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