Boys' name · since 1977
Othman
Othman has 536 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
536 babies have been named Othman since 1977, making it today's #3416 boys' name.
Othman has 536 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3416 as of the latest data, more common than 75% 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 1977 to 2025.
- #7,571 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,416 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 536 born since 1977
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Othman ranks #7,571 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,416 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 536 born since 1977, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,571 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,416 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 536
- born since 1977
- 2020s
- peak decade
Othman's 536 recorded births place it above 83.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Othman compares
536 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Othman's all-time total is 45% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Othman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 536 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Othman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Othman splits its recorded history at 2007: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Othman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Othman by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (195 births, 36% of the file).
2020s was Othman's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Othman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 62
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 195 births (36% of all-time use).
How Othman 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 Othman's total volume
Othman by state
Where Othman concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 20 | 3.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 8 | 1.5% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 1.1% |
20 of 536 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Othmans (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Othman: 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 (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Othman 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.