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Osman

Boy name

Osman has been given to 3,893 babies in the U.S. since 1917. It peaked in 2022.

Meaning & origin

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

3,893

Peak year

2022 (231 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1917

10-year trend

▲ +83%

Gender split

All boys

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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Osman.

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