Boys' name · since 1974
Uthman
Uthman has 348 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 348
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
348 babies have been named Uthman since 1974, making it today's #4179 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uthman has been recorded 348 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #4179 nationally and more common than 70% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #9,792 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,179 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 348 born since 1974
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Uthman ranks #9,792 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,179 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 348 born since 1974, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,792 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,179 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 348
- born since 1974
- 2020s
- peak decade
Uthman's 348 recorded births place it above 78.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Uthman compares
348 48th percentile among 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
Uthman's all-time total is 6% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Uthman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 348 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Uthman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Uthman's full recorded timeline at 2011, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Uthman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Currently ranks #4179 among boys.
348 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 25 births in a single year.
Uthman by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (134 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Uthman's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Uthman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 51
2000s
51 births
- 2010s
2010s
131 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 134 births (39% of all-time use).
Uthman decade highlights
- Peak decade 134 births
- Runner-up 131 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Uthman by state
Where Uthman concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 3.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.4% |
11 of 348 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 3.2% of nationwide
- New York 1.7% of nationwide
- Michigan 1.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Uthman's data
- California records the most Uthmans (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Uthman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Uthman 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.
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