Ousmane
Ousmane is a French-Arabic surname and male given name common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman.
Meaning & Origin of Ousmane
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ousmane is a French-Arabic surname and male given name common in West Africa. It is derived from the Arabic name Uthman through Osman.
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The Story of Ousmane
Ousmane first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 46 Ousmanes were born — ranking #2,768 that year. As of 2026, Ousmane ranks #2,799 for baby boys with 46 births, rising sharply (+65% over the past five years). In total, more than 771 Ousmanes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ousmane
Ousmane is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 771 births in the dataset. Ousmane's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,768. Use the chart and map above to compare Ousmane'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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