Usama

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning lion.

Babies a year
8
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2664
8 babies

Usama by the numbers

In 2025, 8 babies in England and Wales were named Usama.

Its American peak was 24 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

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

  • Usmanlion of god; strong-smelling90 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Usaydlittle lion23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Uzomathe right way; right path6 in the US (2017)
  • Usaid5 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a lion

Like Usama, each of these has a lion in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Leolion3,278 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Leonardobrave lion; from Germanic elements4,113 in the US (2017)
  • Ariellion of god2,655 in the US (2017)
  • Leonlion526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Arilion; my lion1,122 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Usama

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