How Many People Are Named Usman?
An estimated 1,597 people in the United States have the first name Usman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Usman peaked in popularity in 2022 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Usman 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 Usman paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,597
About 1 in 214,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2022
97 births
Total Registered
1,622
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Usman
Usman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,622 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Usman as a male name
Ranked #1,717 in 2024
97 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (97 births)
Usman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Usman span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 420 babies were registered. Usman remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Usman by Decade
How has Usman 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.
Usman by State
Birth registrations for Usman span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania. On average, about 90 Usmans were registered per state.
Usman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Usman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Usman
Other first names starting with U with a similar number of bearers.
Usman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Usman?
We estimate approximately 1,597 people named Usman 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 214,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Usman a common name?
Usman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,622 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Usman most popular?
Usman reached peak popularity in 2022, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Usman is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Usman a male name?
Usman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Usman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Usman Smith, Usman Johnson, Usman 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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