How rare is the name Osman?

7,199 people in the United States have the first name Osman, about 1 in 41,955. It ranks #3,072 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

first name

OSMAN

#3,072

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,199
About
1 in 41,955
This common or more
81.6%
Who bears it

Of the 7,199 people named Osman, 42.8% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 27.1% as Black and 18.4% as White. Virtually all are male (99.5%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Osman peaked in 2022, when 231 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19172025
Peak year
2022
Births that year
231
In 2025*
181 ▼22%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 3,893 babies have been given the name since 1917. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Osman by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #2,190. The largest share of babies named Osman, 50.1%, were born in 2013 or later.

1910s#9,75211
1950s#12,03613
1960s#12,40219
1970s#9,59477
1980s#6,202209
1990s#4,447469
2000s#3,568909
2010s#3,694944
2020s#2,1901,242
Greatest Generation 1901–270.3%
Baby boom 1946–640.5%
Generation X 1965–802.7%
Millennials 1981–9612.3%
Generation Z 1997–1234.1%
2013 and later50.1%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Osman is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Osman has been most common in Virginia (3.4×), California (2.4×), and Texas (2.4×), and least common in North Carolina (0.57×).

2,238 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Exactly as common as Osman

1 other first name also has 7,199 people.

#3,072 Tyrese · 7,199

Either side of Osman

#3,070 Marek · 7,203#3,071 Marcelina · 7,201#3,072 Tyrese · 7,199#3,074 Austyn · 7,194

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Osman, most common first.

#9,006 Osmin · 1,573#12,289 Osmany · 1,016#17,498 Osmani · 629

Also a last name

As a last name, Osman ranks #2,770 of 156,621, with 12,668 people. See Osman as a last name

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