Usama
Osama, also spelt Osamah, Oussama, Usama, and other variants, is an Arabic masculine given name.
Meaning & Origin of Usama
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 Usama
Usama first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 24 Usamas were born — ranking #3,279 that year. As of 2026, Usama ranks #8,338 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 176 Usamas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Usama
Usama is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 176 births in the dataset. Usama's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #3,279. Use the chart and map above to compare Usama'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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