Boys' name · since 1993
Ousmane
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 712 babies named Ousmane, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ousmane currently ranks #3627 among boys' names in America, with 712 babies recorded since 1993.
Social Security Administration records show Ousmane recorded 712 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #3627 nationally today, ahead of 74% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #6,377 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,627 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 712 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ousmane ranks #6,377 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,627 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 712 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,377 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,627 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 712
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ousmane's 712 recorded births place it above 85.97% 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 Ousmane compares
712 Top 37% higher than 63% 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
Ousmane's all-time total is 93% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ousmane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 712 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ousmane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ousmane splits its recorded history at 2010: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ousmane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ousmane by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (248 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Ousmane's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Ousmane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s
2000s
206 births
- 2010s
2010s
248 births
- 2020s
2020s
194 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 248 births (35% of all-time use).
How Ousmane 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 Ousmane's total volume
Ousmane by state
Where Ousmane concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 286 | 40.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 14 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
286 of 712 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ousmane's data
- Ousmane's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (248 total births) through the 2020s (194) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ousmanes (286 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ousmane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Ousmane 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.