Usamah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oo-SAH-ma
- Origin
- Arabic
Usamah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Usamah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Usama; Arabic usama
“lion”
Usama ibn Zayd was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, who made him an army commander while still young.
Meaning borrowed from Usama.
Is Usamah a girl's or a boy's name?
Usamah is a boys' name.
How popular is Usamah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 49 boys.
Half of all the boys named Usamah 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.
Usamah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 28 | #707 |
| 2000 | 49 | #475 |
| 1999 | 37 | #575 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 30 | #625 |
| 1996 | 23 | #724 |
Names like Usamah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Usman, Umair, Azeem, Qasim, Abdallah, Saifullah, Saif, Habib, Haseeb, Salah, Fahad, Asad
Names related to Usamah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Usamah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/usamah, updated 20 October 2026.