US rank #1711 Boys' name Peak 2022 1,622 births

Usman — #1711 US boys' name

1,622 babies named Usman in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s1651990s3132000s3382010s3802020s420
#1711
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Usman was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

97 babies were named Usman in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Usman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,622 babies named Usman between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Usman currently holds the #1711 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Usman performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 420 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Usman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 374 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Usman in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Usman 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 1,622 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.

Usman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,622

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,711

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Usman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
97
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Usman by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
420 births that decade — 26% of Usman's all-time total
1970s61980s1651990s3132000s3382010s3802020s420

Usman by state

Where Usman concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Usman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
374 23.1%
#2 California
171 10.5%
#3 Texas
89 5.5%
#4 Illinois
84 5.2%
#5 Virginia
39 2.4%
#6 New Jersey
22 1.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
19 1.2%
#8 Michigan
10 0.6%
New York share of Usman's total US births 23.1%
Even split

374 of 1,622 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Usman appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Usman?
1,622 babies have been named Usman since 1979. It currently ranks #1711 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 97 births.
When was Usman most popular?
Usman was most popular in the 2020s decade with 420 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Usman most popular?
The top states for the name Usman are New York (374 births), California (171 births), Texas (89 births).
How long has the name Usman been used?
Usman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Usman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Usmon, Usmaan. 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, 1979–2024 (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.