Ousman

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ousman: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ousman: Recorded since 1997, it reached #1,706 in 2008, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
24times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#1706highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#1761
1999	#2425
2003	#3467
2004	#3009
2005	#1716
2006	#3385
2007	#2741
2008	#1706
2009	#2544
2010	#2199
2011	#2892
2012	#2458
2013	#2954
2014	#2079
2015	#2150
2016	#2556
2017	#2052
2018	#1991
2019	#1869
2020	#1825
2021	#3017
2022	#3449
2023	#2160
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 24 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #1761 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1706 among boys in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Ousman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ousman in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	10	2 of 10	5
2000s	46	7 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	91	10 of 10	9
2020s	38	5 of 10	8

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 9 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ousman appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1706 in England and Wales in 2008.

Ousman's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#2160	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#3017	6	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1825	12	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1869	12	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#1991	11	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2052	11	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2556	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2150	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2079	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2954	6	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2458	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2892	6	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1706	12	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2741	6	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#3385	4	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1716	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#2425	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1761	6	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 24 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,706, first reached in 2008.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2008.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
22 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2008Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Howie · #1706, 22y
Nehan · #1706, 19y
Theophilus · #1706, 25y
Berry · #1707, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Theophilus · #1706, 25y
Berry · #1707, 24y
Kiyana · #1705, 22y
Jet · #1704, 24y

Ousman and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ousman without appearing here.

Ousman moved ahead of

Garry Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3449 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #4991.
Glenn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #3017 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #4991.
Brooke Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2544 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2199 and #4678.
Graeme Compare
In 2008 they stood at #3385 and #2870 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2009 that had become #2544 and #4527.

Moved ahead of Ousman

Arlo Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2425 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #3467 and #1188.
Ollie Compare
In 1998 they stood at #1761 and #2022 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1999 that had become #2425 and #655.
Cillian Compare
In 2002 they stood at #2425 and #2943 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #3467 and #1962.
Gunnar Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1825 and #1935 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #3017 and #1860.

Moved the opposite way to Ousman

Albie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 while Albie went from #914 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 while Alfie went from #92 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 while Alfred went from #192 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 while Archie went from #141 to #10.

Moved the same way as Ousman

Aaron Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 and Aaron from #32 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 and Adam from #20 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 and Alan from #179 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1997 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Ousman went from #1761 to #3688 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1706 in England and Wales in 2008. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Ousman

Ousman at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ousman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Ousman appears in

Popularity data

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Ousman at a glance

Ousman by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Ousman appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Ousman and the names beside it

Ousman moved ahead of

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