Usman

Meaning: Young bustard, serpent, or dragon
Origin: Variant of Uthman · Arabic; sources list all three glosses (from Arabic)

Boy's name · #1607 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Usman is climbing: on the charts since 1979, it reached #1607 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 110 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,700 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#436 in England & Wales (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #1,056 in Ireland (2025) · #1,191 in Belgium (2025) · #1,721 in France (2025) · #621 in Canada (2024).

Famous Usmans

Usman Garuba — Spanish professional basketball player
Usman Khawaja — Australian cricketer
Usman Nurmagomedov — Russian mixed martial arts fighter
Usman Yusupov — Russian politician (1900–1966)
Usman Ghani — Afghan cricketer

What Usmans become

Among 210 notable people named Usman:

Political leaders appear 3.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Usman Yusupov, Russian politician (1900–1966).

Similar names: Jahsir · Usher · Eesa · Iman · Ayman · Yaman

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