How Many People Are Named Usamah?
An estimated 41 people in the United States have the first name Usamah. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Usamah peaked in popularity in 1998 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Usamah 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 Usamah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Usamah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
41
About 1 in 8,359,862 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1998
12 births
Total Registered
42
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Usamah
Usamah is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 42 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Usamah as a male name
Ranked #9,188 in 2001
7 male births in 2001
Peak: 1998 (12 births)
Usamah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Usamah span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 30 babies were registered. While Usamah is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Usamah by Decade
How has Usamah 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.
Usamah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Usamah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Usamah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Usamah?
We estimate approximately 41 people named Usamah 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 8,359,862 Americans share this first name.
Is Usamah a common name?
Usamah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 42 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Usamah most popular?
Usamah reached peak popularity in 1998, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Usamah is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Usamah a male name?
Usamah is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Usamah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Usamah Smith, Usamah Johnson, Usamah 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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