Osman Boy
How popular is Osman?
#1,156 boy name in 2025
181 baby boys were named Osman in the US in 2025, making it the 1156th most popular boy name.
Osman popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,156 for boys (▼ 130 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 181 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+83% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,613 in 2015, #1,160 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (231 boys) |
| Highest rank | #975 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Osman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Osman family of names ranked #1,016 for boys in 2025 (#898 the year before), with 193 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Osman | 181 | 94% |
| Osmin | 12 | 6% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Osman is most popular
Babies named Osman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Virginia: 0.3 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Washington: 0.3 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- California: 0.2 per 1,000 (191 boys)
- New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (84 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
Osman by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1950s | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1960s | 19 | #3,313 |
| 1970s | 77 | #3,017 |
| 1980s | 209 | #1,886 |
| 1990s | 469 | #1,668 |
| 2000s | 909 | #1,425 |
| 2010s | 944 | #1,287 |
| 2020s | 1,242 | #975 |
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Questions
- Is Osman a boy or girl name?
- Osman is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Osman were boys.
- How popular is the name Osman?
- 181 baby boys were named Osman in the US in 2025, making it the 1156th most popular boy name.
- When was Osman most popular?
- Osman peaked in 2022, when 231 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #975 in 2022.
- How many people are named Osman?
- 3,893 babies have been named Osman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,821 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Osman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Osman was most common in Virginia, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.