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Osman

Osman: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bustard chick”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
OZ-mahn · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Turkish form of Uthman, an Arabic name traditionally glossed as 'bustard chick,' a bird name. It is historically significant through Osman I, founder of the Ottoman dynasty.

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How popular is Osman?

202465.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Osman in 2024216

2024 rank#1,027 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,711

Osman is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Osman

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Amiriprincely, of a commander · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic

Osman questions

What does the name Osman mean?

Osman means "bustard chick". It comes from Arabic. Turkish form of Uthman, an Arabic name traditionally glossed as 'bustard chick,' a bird name. It is historically significant through Osman I, founder of the Ottoman dynasty.

Is Osman a boy or girl name?

Osman is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Osman?

216 US babies were named Osman in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Osman?

Osman is usually pronounced OZ-mahn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.