MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Usman mean?
Usman is the established Urdu form of Arabic ʿUthmān. Arabic name lexicons connect the old word with a young bustard, while personal use preserves the historical name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
उस्मान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
عثمان
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
उसमान
25,721 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Usman in Indian usage
68,325 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.2%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,894 records (2.8%).
- Recorded as male: 66,431 records (97.2%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,107 |
| 1940s | 3,421 |
| 1950s | 7,581 |
| 1960s | 12,215 |
| 1970s | 13,908 |
| 1980s | 16,874 |
| 1990s | 12,951 |
| Other decades | 268 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 30,144 |
| Kerala | 10,227 |
| Bihar | 5,588 |
| Rajasthan | 5,176 |
| Maharashtra | 4,555 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3,103 |
| Jharkhand | 2,891 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,908 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,789 |
| Haryana | 1,537 |
| Delhi | 859 |
| Goa | 128 |
| Punjab | 123 |
| Other states | 297 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Usman / M | 90 | 436 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Usman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Usman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Usman; Table_6, C441 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Usman; Table_6, C441
- Wiktionary: उस्मान ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Uthman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.