Osman
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Godly Protection.
- Origin
- English
Osman Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,711 baby boys have been named Osman. The name peaked in 2022 with 231 US births that year (rank #977). In 2024, ranked #1031 nationally — 54 places below its 2022 peak.
Top States for Osman
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Osman births are: California (474), Texas (360), New York (296).
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5-Letter Names Starting with O
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Quick Facts About Osman
US Popularity History (2021–2023)
Annual US births named Osman by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2022 with 231 boys named Osman (boy rank #977 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2023, ranked #990 for boys (223 US births). That's 13 places below its 2022 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Osman Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Osman the strongest states are Maryland, Washington, Virginia.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | #647 | 31 |
| 2 | Washington | #677 | 52 |
| 3 | Virginia | #702 | 83 |
| 4 | Minnesota | #749 | 32 |
| 5 | California | #758 | 175 |
| 6 | Colorado | #774 | 19 |
| 7 | New York | #801 | 72 |
| 8 | Arizona | #831 | 27 |
| 9 | Ohio | #841 | 51 |
| 10 | Illinois | #924 | 29 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | #963 | 129 |
| 2 | Illinois | #924 | 29 |
| 3 | Ohio | #841 | 51 |
| 4 | Arizona | #831 | 27 |
| 5 | New York | #801 | 72 |
| 6 | Colorado | #774 | 19 |
| 7 | California | #758 | 175 |
| 8 | Minnesota | #749 | 32 |
| 9 | Virginia | #702 | 83 |
| 10 | Washington | #677 | 52 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Osman in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Osman to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Osman against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).