Osman
Osman refers to two different names:Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman. Osman is an English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include Osment and Osmond.
- Turkish
- Kurdish
- Albanian
- Bosnian
Meaning & Origin of Osman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Osman refers to two different names:Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman. Osman is an English surname whose history dates back to the wave of migration that followed the Norman conquest of England in 1066, though it is pronounced with a long "o". Variant spellings include Osment and Osmond.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
- Kurdish
- Albanian
- Bosnian
- Uyghur
- Malay
The Story of Osman
The earliest SSA record of Osman as a baby boy name dates back to 1917, when 11 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 235 newborns named Osman — #968 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Osmans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #968 among baby boy names with 235 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Osmans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Osman
Osman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Osman's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #968. Use the chart and map above to compare Osman'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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