Is Osama a boy or girl name?

Osama is a boy’s name. Of the 979 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Osama

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Osama was most popular in 1999, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,864 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 979 people named Osama.

Osama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Osama’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Osama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Osama is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 979 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Osama

Where Osama is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org