US rank #1027 Boys' name Peak 2022 3,711 births

Osman — #1027 US boys' name

3,711 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.

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#1027
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Osman was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

231 babies were named Osman in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Osman

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,711 babies named Osman between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Osman currently holds the #1027 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 231 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Osman performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,060 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Osman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 514 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Osman in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Osman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,711 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Osman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,711

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2022

231 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,027

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Osman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
231
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Osman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,060 births that decade — 29% of Osman's all-time total
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Osman by state

Where Osman concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Osman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
514 13.9%
#2 Texas
394 10.6%
#3 New York
308 8.3%
#4 Virginia
164 4.4%
#5 Florida
136 3.7%
#6 Illinois
83 2.2%
#7 Washington
77 2.1%
#8 Ohio
70 1.9%
California share of Osman's total US births 13.9%
Even split

514 of 3,711 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Osman appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Osman?
3,711 babies have been named Osman since 1917. It currently ranks #1027 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 231 births.
When was Osman most popular?
Osman was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,060 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Osman most popular?
The top states for the name Osman are California (514 births), Texas (394 births), New York (308 births).
How long has the name Osman been used?
Osman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Osman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Osmar, Osmin, Osmond, Osmany, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.