Boys' name · since 1977
Usama
Usama has 176 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
176 boys have been named Usama since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Usama has 176 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2001.
- #13,760 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 176 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Usama ranks #13,760 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,760 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 176
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Usama's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Usama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Usama's full recorded timeline at 1995, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Usama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2001
- Peak year (1999)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Usama by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 77% of the file).
1990s was Usama's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Usama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (77% of all-time use).
Usama by state
Where Usama concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
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What to do with Usama's data
- Usama's decade-level peak was the 1990s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Usamas (30 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Usama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1977–2001 (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 Usama 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.