Uthman
Boy · ooth-MAHN · Arabic
Uthman is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “young bustard (a bird)”. In 2025 it ranked 1,102nd for boys in the UK (29 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Uthman mean?
Arabic
“young bustard (a bird)”
Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph of Islam, is remembered for overseeing the standard written compilation of the Quran.
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Is Uthman a girl's or a boy's name?
Uthman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Uthman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,102among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29about 1 in 10,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the UK were named Uthman, making it the 1,102nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,206th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 41 boys.
Half of all the boys named Uthman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 50 boys in the UK were given Uthman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #682, up from #1,102 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,035th in England and Wales.
Uthman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #1,102 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 36 | #950 |
| 2022 | 41 | #848 |
| 2021 | 40 | #868 |
| 2020 | 24 | #1,206 |
| 2019 | 25 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,136 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Uthman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Uthman, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,422nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 25 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Uthman in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were given Uthman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,987, up from #4,138 for this spelling alone.
- Othman 34
- Uthman 25
Uthman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4,422 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
Names like Uthman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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