Recorded 1992–2001 Boys' name Peak 1998 42 births

Usamah — boys' name

42 babies named Usamah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s12
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Usamah was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Usamah in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Usamah

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Usamah between 1992 and 2001, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Usamah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Usamah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Usamah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Usamah 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 42 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.

Usamah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

42

Since 1992

10 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1992

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2001

Usamah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1992

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
468101214 200120001998199719931992 5

Usamah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 71% of Usamah's all-time total
1990s302000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Usamah?
42 babies have been named Usamah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Usamah most popular?
Usamah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Usamah been used?
Usamah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 10 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Usamah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Usama, Usayd. 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, 1992–2001 (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.