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Osama

boy name
Origin
Arabic
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

lion (a spelling of Usama)

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Osama has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

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Popularity in Brazil

66 people · the #55,051 first name in Brazil · median age 34

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Osama

Most people given the name Osama in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Osama you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Osama

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The Osama deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Osama truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Osama fits with your family’s names and surname.

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