Osman

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A few things about Osman you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Osman

Osman Bukari

Ghanaian association football player

Choose Osman and your child shares a first name with Osman Bukari, a Ghanaian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Osman, like who?” Osman Bukari's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 9,434 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Osman, 181 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Osman would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryOsman first shows up in US birth records in 1917, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 108 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #975.
• 📈Then vs nowOsman is 2.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 24,876 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 9,434.
• 📍Where it's lovedOsman is most popular in Colorado, where it ranks #626, followed by Virginia (#627) and Minnesota (#640). It's in the top 1,000 in 7 states.
• 🌍OriginOsman is the #3 most popular Turkish boy name in the US. That's out of 35 Turkish boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Osman

Osman is a boy name of Arabic, English and Turkish origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with O and ending in “-man”. US birth records list Osman for boys from 1917 to 2025, in 61 of those 109 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #975 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,156, with 181 babies.

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