How popular is the name Osama?

979 US babies were named Osama between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1999.

What careers are people named Osama over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Osamas show up 2.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Osama

Q: How common is the spelling Osama?

The most common spelling: 91% of Osamas use it.

Osama. 979 US babies since 1940, peak 1999. Notable Osamas are 2.4× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 1999

979 US babies were named Osama between 1940 and 2025.

Osama around the world

Sweden: 76 babies since 1998, peak 2021, No. 1,196 in 2022
Belgium: 21 babies since 1995, peak 2017, No. 1,288 in 2025
England & Wales: 306 babies since 1996, peak 1999, No. 2,437 in 2025
France: 70 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,933 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Osamas end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	2.4×	High · 50 people
Politician	0.9×	Medium · 16 people
Writer	1.4×	Medium · 13 people
Professor	1.0×	Low · 9 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Osamas show up 2.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 91% of Osamas use it

Osama 91%
Osamah 9%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1999)