Usama
Boy · oo-SAH-ma · Arabic
Usama is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Usama mean?
Arabic: Arabic usama
“lion”
Usama ibn Zayd was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, who made him an army commander while still young.
- Say it
- oo-SAH-ma
Is Usama a girl's or a boy's name?
Usama is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Usama in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 633% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Usama, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2000, with 47 boys.
Half of all the boys named Usama in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2001. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Usama in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 47 | #485 |
| 1999 | 28 | #683 |
| 1998 | 41 | #525 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 24 | #697 |
How popular is Usama in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 24 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Usama in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Usama in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,346 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 8 | #5,934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Usama
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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