Boys' name · since 1917
Osman
3,893 babies named Osman in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,893
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
3,893 babies have been named Osman since 1917, making it today's #1156 boys' name.
Osman has 3,893 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1156 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,141 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,156 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,893 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Osman ranks #2,141 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,156 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,893 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,141 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,893
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Osman's 3,893 recorded births place it above 95.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Osman compares
3,893 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Osman's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Osman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,893 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 231 | 34 | 22,252 |
Osman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Osman splits its recorded history at 1995: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 231 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Osman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 231
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Osman by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,242 births, 32% of the file).
2020s was Osman's strongest decade.
1,242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Osman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 209
1980s
209 births
- 1990s 469
1990s
469 births
- 2000s
2000s
909 births
- 2010s
2010s
944 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,242 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,242 births (32% of all-time use).
How Osman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Osman's total volume
Osman by state
Where Osman concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 552 | 14.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 412 | 10.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 320 | 8.2% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 175 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 144 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Washington | | 84 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 79 | 2.0% |
552 of 3,893 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Osman appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Osmans (552 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Osman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Osman draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.