Usman
Usman was the 1607th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 106 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,354 places. More babies were named Usman in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,607 boys, up 807 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 106boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025106 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,728babies recorded
Usman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,607 | 106 |
| 2020 | #2,414 | 55 |
| 2010 | #2,822 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,989 | 30 |
| 1990 | #2,775 | 24 |
| 1980 | #4,916 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Usman, counting every spelling?
Usman is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,399 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,607 for Usman on its own. Together these spellings went to 120 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usman | 106 | #1,607 | 471 |
| Usmon | 14 | #6,423 | 66 |
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 Usman?
106 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Usman (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Usman 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 79 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Usman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Usman?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Usman are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 5 and 28. That makes Usman 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.
Usman by state
How common Usman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.9×), Illinois (3.6×), New York (3.6×), Pennsylvania (1.7×). In 41 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 Usman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Usman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Usman
How popular is the name Usman?
Usman was the 1607th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 106 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,354 places. More babies were named Usman in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Usman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Usman in the US.
Where is Usman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Usman was most common in Virginia (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and New York.