How Many People Are Named Usama?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Usama. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Usama peaked in popularity in 1999 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Usama 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 Usama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
24 births
Total Registered
176
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Usama
Usama is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 176 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Usama as a male name
Ranked #9,187 in 2001
7 male births in 2001
Peak: 1999 (24 births)
Usama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Usama span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 136 babies were registered. Usama has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Usama by Decade
How has Usama 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.
Usama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Usama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Usama
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Usama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Usama?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Usama 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Usama a common name?
Usama is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 176 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Usama most popular?
Usama reached peak popularity in 1999, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Usama is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Usama a male name?
Usama is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Usama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Usama Smith, Usama Johnson, Usama 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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