Osman

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Osman refers to two different names: Osman or Usman is the Turkish, Persian, and Urdu transliteration of the Arabic masculine given name Uthman.

From Wikipedia

Osman first appears in the data in 1917 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 231 babies (rank #977 that year). In 2024 it was given to 216 boys (rank #1,031). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Osman

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Osman yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,711

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

231

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Osman

Osman Igovernor · b. 1258
Osman IIruler · b. 1604
Osman IIIruler · b. 1699
Osman Bukariassociation football player · b. 1998
Osman Hamdi Beyanthropologist · b. 1842

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1917	11	#2,527
1957	5	#4,400
1959	8	#3,215
1960	5	#4,446
1968	6	#4,010
1969	8	#3,510
1970	10	#3,218
1971	8	#3,867
1973	5	#5,662
1974	7	#4,501
1975	9	#3,860
1976	9	#3,922
1977	9	#4,075
1978	6	#5,580
1979	14	#3,119
1980	16	#2,925
1981	17	#2,750
1982	18	#2,672
1983	19	#2,549
1984	16	#2,914
1985	20	#2,571
1986	17	#2,973
1987	20	#2,693
1988	27	#2,291
1989	39	#1,911
1990	35	#2,116
1991	43	#1,855
1992	41	#1,976
1993	37	#2,152
1994	53	#1,707
1995	34	#2,332
1996	44	#2,009
1997	58	#1,702
1998	61	#1,693
1999	63	#1,684
2000	79	#1,534
2001	75	#1,598
2002	85	#1,494
2003	78	#1,626
2004	80	#1,625
2005	84	#1,629
2006	103	#1,487
2007	107	#1,493
2008	100	#1,591
2009	118	#1,431
2010	94	#1,663
2011	58	#2,255
2012	85	#1,771
2013	69	#2,005
2014	79	#1,868
2015	99	#1,623
2016	86	#1,780
2017	114	#1,484
2018	116	#1,496
2019	144	#1,293
2020	166	#1,162
2021	224	#985
2022	231	#977
2023	223	#990
2024	216	#1,031