The baby name Othman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒθmən/ (OTH-mən) or /ʊθˈmɑːn/ (uth-MAHN) depending on dialect.
Othman is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Othman is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɒθmən/ (OTH-mən) or /ʊθˈmɑːn/ (uth-MAHN) depending on dialect.
Othman is Arabic in Origin.
Othman is an Arabic masculine name from ʿUthmān (عثمان), attested in early Islamic records. Classical lexicons gloss ʿuthmān as the bustard or young bustard - a hardy desert bird - so the name is often interpreted as “young bustard,” with connotations of resilience and dignity. As a proper name it gained exceptional esteem through ʿUthmān ibn ʿAffān, the third Rightly Guided caliph and a son‑in‑law of the Prophet, which anchored its use across the Muslim world.
Transliterations vary by region: Uthman and Usman (South Asia), Osman (Turkish), Ousmane (Francophone West Africa), Otman or Othmane (Maghreb), and Uthmaan in stricter academic schemes. The Ottoman Empire itself takes its English name from Osman I, a Turkish form of ʿUthmān. Othman remains common from the Middle East to Southeast Asia, appearing in both religious and secular contexts, and carries a traditional, noble tone.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Boys | 0 | #87 | 933 | 7,057 |
| KW | 0 | #90 | 27 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #93 | 37 | 3,533 | |
| SD | 0 | #96 | 7 | 2,130 | |
| OM | 0 | #97 | 20 | 6,215 | |
| JO | 0 | #99 | 39 | 2,158 | |
| QA | 0 | #103 | 4 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #105 | 29 | 6,332 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #118 | 1,849 | 13,071 |
| MA | 0 | #148 | 10,936 | 20,986 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #156 | 2,734 | 25,439 |
| AE | 0 | #160 | 18 | 10,220 | |
| LY | 0 | #163 | 616 | 12,703 | |
| YE | 0 | #171 | 281 | 8,639 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #187 | 354 | 10,523 |
| SA | 0 | #189 | 107 | 10,560 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| PS | 0 | #197 | 22 | 5,692 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #242 | 816 | 18,755 |
| NG | 0 | #255 | 10 | 5,926 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #263 | 385 | 10,655 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| IL | 0 | #274 | 9 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #276 | 7 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #294 | 13 | 2,588 |
| MY | 0 | #294 | 37 | 12,352 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #310 | 16 | 7,570 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #311 | 15 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #323 | 65 | 2,865 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| TN | 0 | #330 | 956 | 13,765 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #347 | 296 | 10,983 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 5 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| EG | 0 | #369 | 32 | 6,387 | |
| SY | 0 | #374 | 444 | 11,684 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #411 | 712 | 15,035 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #430 | 13 | 2,180 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #464 | 2,448 | 28,008 |
| BH | 0 | #465 | 89 | 17,937 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #482 | 23 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #490 | 26 | 19,177 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| LB | 0 | #513 | 146 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #521 | 179 | 17,960 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| DZ | 0 | #553 | 861 | 20,130 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #592 | 116 | 18,093 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #621 | 270 | 17,948 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #637 | 9 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #663 | 20 | 3,552 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #680 | 292 | 16,906 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #702 | 13 | 4,183 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #774 | 13 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #783 | 149 | 5,610 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #836 | 116 | 5,873 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #848 | 246 | 22,615 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #866 | 27 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #893 | 60 | 5,697 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #896 | 40 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #933 | 62 | 24,821 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #944 | 16 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #975 | 7 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,044 | 168 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,045 | 436 | 10,046 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
Othman is popular in 61 countries — most recent births per country:
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