Usman is a distinctive choice, ranked #436 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Usman in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#436
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Usman in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Usman
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Usman
Unlikely. With around 90 UK babies named Usman per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Usman in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Usman has been fairly steady, ranked #436 in 2025 against #488 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #244 in 2000.
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, Usman Tariq and Usman Mukhtar. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
90
UK babies named Usman (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 52 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
Almost certainly the only Usman in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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
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.