Uswah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- OOS-wa
- Origin
- Arabic
Uswah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “example, role model”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Uswah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Uswa
“example, role model”
The Quran (33:21) calls the Prophet an uswa hasana, an excellent example.
Meaning borrowed from Uswa.
Is Uswah a girl's or a boy's name?
Uswah is a girls' name.
How popular is Uswah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 8 girls.
Uswah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
Names like Uswah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zainab, Safa, Aaliyah, Umaymah, Nusaybah, Umamah, Safaa, Aaminah, Summer, Ruqayyah, Hibah, Farah
Names related to Uswah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Uswah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/uswah, updated 20 October 2026.