Osman

Meaning: Possibly young bustard, serpent or dragon
Origin: Arabic — Turkish form of Uthman, the name of the founder of the Ottoman dynasty

Boy's name · #1157 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Osman is near its high-water mark: it reached #977 in 2022 and still ranked #1157 in 2025. About 3,900 boys have carried it since 1917.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#343 in Sweden (2025) · #408 in Austria (2025) · #445 in Belgium (2025) · #472 in Norway (2025) · #474 in England & Wales (2025) · #750 in France (2025) · #756 in Italy (2024) · #762 in Scotland (2025) · #769 in Netherlands (2025) · #826 in Ecuador (2025) · #829 in Ireland (2025) · #837 in Canada (2025) and 2 more.

Famous Osmans

Osman I — Founder of the Ottoman Empire (1258–1323 or 1324)
Osman II — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 to 1622 (1604–1622)
Osman III — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 to 1757 (1699–1757)
Osman Bukari — Ghanaian footballer (born 1998)
Osman Hamdi Bey — Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842–1910)
Osman Nuri Pasha — Ottoman field marshal (1832–1900)

In stories & tradition

Osman Bey — Main protagonist in a Turkish TV series
Osman Frenčević — Jurmusa and Fatima or Turkish empire eats itself: the story of the liberation of six districts 1832-1834 (book)

What Osmans become

Among 629 notable people named Osman:

Political leaders appear 2.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman statesman, academic and artist (1842–1910).

Similar names: Malek · Osiris · Mahdi · Ayman · Usman · Kenan

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