How Many People Are Named Osama?
An estimated 935 people in the United States have the first name Osama. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Osama peaked in popularity in 1999 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Osama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Osama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
935
About 1 in 366,582 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1999
65 births
Total Registered
961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Osama
Osama is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 961 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Osama as a male name
Ranked #7,118 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (65 births)
Osama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Osama span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 419 babies were registered. Osama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Osama by Decade
How has Osama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Osama by State
Birth registrations for Osama span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 29 Osamas were registered per state.
Osama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Osama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Osama
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Osama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osama?
We estimate approximately 935 people named Osama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 366,582 Americans share this first name.
Is Osama a common name?
Osama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Osama most popular?
Osama reached peak popularity in 1999, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Osama is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Osama a male name?
Osama is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Osama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Osama Smith, Osama Johnson, Osama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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