Uthman
Uthman, also spelled Othman, is a male Arabic given name with the literal meaning of a young wise, brave, Wise, or brave. It is popular as a male given name among Muslims.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Uthman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Uthman, also spelled Othman, is a male Arabic given name with the literal meaning of a young wise, brave, Wise, or brave. It is popular as a male given name among Muslims.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Uthman
Uthman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 25 births, good for #4,181 nationwide. About 43% of every Uthman on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Uthman ranks #4,306 for baby boys with 25 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). All told, over 373 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Uthman
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Uthman. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Othman
- Othmane
Names that sound like Uthman
Phonetically similar names — useful when Uthman is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Human
- Uman
- Yuman
- Toothman
- Yemen
- Yeoman
- Yeomen
- Yeman
- Yamen
- Yeaman
- Yesman
- Yetman
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About the name Uthman
Uthman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 373 births in the dataset. Uthman's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,181. Use the chart and map above to compare Uthman'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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