US rank #3070 Boys' name Peak 2023 681 births

Ousmane — #3070 US boys' name

681 babies named Ousmane in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s642000s2062010s2482020s163
#3070
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Ousmane was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

46 babies were named Ousmane in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ousmane

The Social Security Administration has registered 681 babies named Ousmane between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ousmane currently holds the #3070 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 46 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ousmane performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ousmane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 274 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Ousmane in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ousmane 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 681 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.

Ousmane at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

681

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2023

46 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,070

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ousmane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
46
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
01020304050 202420202016201220082004200019961993 5

Ousmane by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
248 births that decade — 36% of Ousmane's all-time total
1990s642000s2062010s2482020s163

Ousmane by state

Where Ousmane concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ousmane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
274 40.2%
#2 Ohio
14 2.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
New York share of Ousmane's total US births 40.2%
Even split

274 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ousmane?
681 babies have been named Ousmane since 1993. It currently ranks #3070 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 46 births.
When was Ousmane most popular?
Ousmane was most popular in the 2010s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ousmane most popular?
The top states for the name Ousmane are New York (274 births), Ohio (14 births), Pennsylvania (5 births).
How long has the name Ousmane been used?
Ousmane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ousmane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ousman, Ousainou, Oussama. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2024 (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.