Osama
Osama, also spelt Osamah, Oussama, Usama, and other variants, is an Arabic masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Osama
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osama, also spelt Osamah, Oussama, Usama, and other variants, is an Arabic masculine given name.
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The Story of Osama
Osama first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1968, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 65 Osamas were born — ranking #1,642 that year. As of 2026, Osama ranks #5,966 for baby boys with 15 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 990 Osamas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Osama
Osama is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 990 births in the dataset. Osama's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #1,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Osama's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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