Othman
Boy name · #3416 in 2025 · Uniqueness 65/100
Othman is currently the #3416 boy name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6676, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 boys born in 2025 was named Othman.
The 48-year story
Othman first appears in the Social Security records in 1977, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 46 babies and a rank of #2793. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Othman per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Othman in class?
Othman scores 65 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Othman is most common
State-level data for Othman is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Othman
Statistically, parents drawn to Othman tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Uthman, Bowman, Luqman, Osman, and Whitman.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Othman | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #3379 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3986 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3474 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2793 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3582 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4141 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4114 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5540 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5788 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4943 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6676 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4538 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4313 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7050 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5675 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7591 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7692 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9871 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8915 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7427 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7640 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5813 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5558 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9392 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5667 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Othman a popular boy name?
Othman ranked #3416 among boys in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6676.
When was the name Othman most popular?
Othman peaked in 2022, when 46 American boys received the name (ranked #2793 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Othman?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American boys was named Othman. It scores 65/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.