Uthman
Boy name · #4179 in 2025 · Uniqueness 76/100
Uthman is currently the #4179 boy name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6324, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 boys born in 2025 was named Uthman.
The 51-year story
Uthman first appears in the Social Security records in 1974, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 25 babies and a rank of #4184. 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 Uthman per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Uthman in class?
Uthman scores 76 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Uthman will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Uthman is most common
State-level data for Uthman 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 Uthman
Statistically, parents drawn to Uthman tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Othman, Bowman, Luqman, Whitman, and Kalman.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Uthman | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4139 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4321 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4456 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4184 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5776 |
| 2020 | 22 | #4426 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4337 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4918 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5526 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6349 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6324 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8130 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5923 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9709 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8079 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8803 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12491 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12553 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6904 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8927 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10894 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5725 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9243 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9631 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Uthman a popular boy name?
Uthman ranked #4179 among boys in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6324.
When was the name Uthman most popular?
Uthman peaked in 2022, when 25 American boys received the name (ranked #4184 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Uthman?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American boys was named Uthman. It scores 76/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
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.