Osman

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning bone; a name of ottoman origin.

Babies a year
82
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#474
82 babies · up from #514

How Osman has moved

US popularity rank, 2021–2023. Lower is more popular.
#891#983#1074202120222023#993

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YearUS rank
2021#984
2022#972
2023#993

Osman by the numbers

In 2025, 82 babies in England and Wales were named Osman. In the US, 113 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 118 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Osman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Osianlittle deer; a form of Oisín165 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Osmarfamous god; form of Osmer61 in the US (2017)
  • Osmanirelated to Osman, belonging to Ottoman8 in the US (2017)
  • Osmanyrelated to Osman; a variant spelling8 in the US (2017)
  • Osmin12 in the US (2017)
  • Ousman8 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Osman

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