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Osman

Boy

Meaning of Osman: Turkish: 'tender'

Osman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Turkish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1162nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 514th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1162

181 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#514

76 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,893

First recorded 1917 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 17 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 19 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 20 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 20 babies1988: 27 babies1989: 39 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 41 babies1993: 37 babies1994: 53 babies1995: 34 babies1996: 44 babies1997: 58 babies1998: 61 babies1999: 63 babies2000: 79 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 85 babies2003: 78 babies2004: 80 babies2005: 84 babies2006: 103 babies2007: 107 babies2008: 100 babies2009: 118 babies2010: 94 babies20102011: 58 babies2012: 85 babies2013: 69 babies2014: 79 babies2015: 99 babies2016: 86 babies2017: 114 babies2018: 116 babies2019: 144 babies2020: 166 babies20202021: 224 babies2022: 231 babies2023: 223 babies2024: 217 babies2025: 181 babies
US babies named Osman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 231.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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