# Osman (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/osman/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Norse |
| Meaning | “a god”, “protection”, “hand” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɒzmən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Osmân, Ottoman, Otoman, Othoman, Oosman |
| US babies named this | 3,893 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,893 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,264, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## What it means

Osman is grouped under god and protector.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58 | 2,256 |
| 2012 | 85 | 1,771 |
| 2013 | 69 | 2,006 |
| 2014 | 79 | 1,868 |
| 2015 | 99 | 1,623 |
| 2016 | 86 | 1,780 |
| 2017 | 114 | 1,485 |
| 2018 | 116 | 1,496 |
| 2019 | 144 | 1,293 |
| 2020 | 166 | 1,162 |
| 2021 | 224 | 985 |
| 2022 | 231 | 977 |
| 2023 | 223 | 991 |
| 2024 | 217 | 1,029 |
| 2025 | 181 | 1,157 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 878 |
| 2012 | 43 | 754 |
| 2013 | 33 | 882 |
| 2014 | 34 | 866 |
| 2015 | 32 | 927 |
| 2016 | 47 | 726 |
| 2017 | 34 | 906 |
| 2018 | 50 | 690 |
| 2019 | 55 | 642 |
| 2020 | 71 | 529 |
| 2021 | 91 | 452 |
| 2022 | 91 | 444 |
| 2023 | 85 | 472 |
| 2024 | 76 | 514 |
| 2025 | 82 | 474 |

## In other languages

- Russian: О́сман, Осма́н
- Bulgarian: Осма́н
- Chinese: 奧斯曼 /奥斯曼
- French: Osman
- German: Osman
- Greek: Οσμάν
- Italian: Osman
- Turkish: Osman

## People named Osman

- Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire (died 1323/4)
- Osman II, 16th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1618–1622)
- Osman III, 25th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1754–1757)
- Osman Hadi, Bangladeshi politician and activist (1993–2025)
- Osman Nuri-Asan oğlu Aqçoqraqlı, Crimean Tatar writer, journalist, historian, archaeologist, ethnographer, and teacher
- Austin Osman Spare, English artist and occultist (1886-1956)
- Osman Đikić, Bosnian writer (1879-1912)
- Osman Kakay, English association football player (born 1997)
- Osman Saleh Mohammed, First Minister of Education for Eritrea
- Osman Hadžikić, Bosnian-Austrian association football player
- Osman Jama Ali, former Acting Prime Minister of Somalila
- Osman Hadžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina singer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.