Ousmane
Ousmane was the 3635th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2790th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Ousmane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,635 boys, up 256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202346 babies
- Total since 1880
- 712babies recorded
Ousmane popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,635 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,891 | 27 |
| 2010 | #4,478 | 22 |
| 2000 | #5,818 | 12 |
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How popular is Ousmane, counting every spelling?
Ousmane is the most common spelling of a name family that had 40 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 40 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ousmane | 31 | #3,635 | 167 |
| Ousman | 9 | #8,737 | 43 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ousmane?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ousmane (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ousmane born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ousmane.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ousmane?
About 700 people born in the US named Ousmane are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Ousmane mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ousmane by state
How common Ousmane was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (7.2×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ousmane: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ousmane, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ousmane
How popular is the name Ousmane?
Ousmane was the 3635th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2790th with 46 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 212 places. More babies were named Ousmane in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ousmane a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ousmane in the US.
Where is Ousmane most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ousmane was most common in New York (0.14 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania.