Usman is a distinctive choice, ranked #442 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Usman in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#442
About the Name Usman
Usman is steadily gaining in popularity, up 46 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #244 in 2000, and it currently sits at #442. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Usman is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Usman
Unlikely. With around 91 UK babies named Usman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Usman in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Usman is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 46 places over the last five years to #442 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Usman is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Usman include: Hadiza Bala Usman — Hadiza Bala Usman is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021.; Usman Tariq — Usman Tariq is a Pakistani international cricketer, who is a right-arm off spinner.; Usman Mukhtar — Usman Mukhtar (Urdu: عثمان مختار) is a Pakistani actor, director, producer and cinematographer..
Usman does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Usmans in the wild.
91
UK babies named Usman (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 46 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Usman
Likely around 1 other Usman in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Usman
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hadiza Bala Usman is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021. She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016.
Usman Tariq is a Pakistani international cricketer, who is a right-arm off spinner. He made his T20I debut against South Africa at Lahore in November 2025.
Shamsuddeen Usman, , is a Nigerian economist, banker, technocrat and public servant. He is currently the CEO of SUSMAN & Associates, an economic, financial and management consulting firm headquartered in Nigeria.
Khwaja Usman Harooni was an early modern wali or Sufi saint of Islam in India, a successor to Shareef Zandani, sixteenth link in the Silsila of the Chishti order, and master of Moinuddin Chishti. Usman Harooni was born in Haroon, Iran.
Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th chief minister of Punjab from 2018 to 2022. He was a member of the Punjab Assembly from August 2018 to January 2023, representing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).