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Ousmane

100% boys · 31 born in 2025

Ousmane has been given to about 712 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 694
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ousmane per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 46
  • Born in 202531
  • All time712
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Ousmane?

Its best year was 2023, when 46 babies were given the name, ranking 2790th. The typical living American called Ousmane is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ousmane

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Duane0.64
  2. Shane0.60
  3. Zane0.57
  4. Jermaine0.51
  5. Eugene0.50
  6. Constantine0.52
  7. Germaine0.51
  8. Tremaine0.51

Middle names for Ousmane

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ousmane Paul0.83
  2. Ousmane John0.83
  3. Ousmane Blake0.82
  4. Ousmane Wade0.82
  5. Ousmane Ross0.82
  6. Ousmane Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ousmane

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Keziahsister · 0.88
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.88
  3. Bryerbrother · 0.88
  4. Soleilsister · 0.88
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.88
  6. Cielosister · 0.87

Where Ousmane is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ousmane White0.78
  2. Ousmane Nguyen0.78
  3. Ousmane Moore0.78
  4. Ousmane Hill0.78
  5. Ousmane Hall0.78
  6. Ousmane Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ousmane

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Ousmane across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.