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Othman

Boy

Meaning of Othman: Arabic: 'baby bustard'

Othman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3329th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3688th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3329

34 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3688

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

536

First recorded 1977 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 5 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 8 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 7 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 15 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 12 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 13 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 8 babies2008: 7 babies2009: 10 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 11 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 21 babies2015: 12 babies2016: 19 babies2017: 15 babies2018: 16 babies2019: 25 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 46 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 34 babies
US babies named Othman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 46.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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