Osmani
A masculine name of Albanian origin meaning "ruler from the Ottoman Empire".
Name Census estimates that about 93 living Americans carry the first name Osmani. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Osmani today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Osmani births was 2022 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Osmani. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Osmani. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
93
~ 1 in 3,685,531 Americans
Peak year
2022
12 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,879
Tracked since 1998
Census
Osmani in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 619 people with the first name Osmani, which placed it at #17,674 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,674
National first-name rank
People counted
619
619 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Osmani
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Osmani is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Osmani described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Osmani at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.4% · 597
- White1.9% · 12
- Black or African American1.3% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 2
Popularity
Osmani: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Osmani from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 32 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Osmani remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Osmani by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Osmani during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Osmanis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Osmani
The name Osmani is thought to have originated from the Ottoman Empire, which ruled over parts of the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe from the late 13th century to the early 20th century. It is believed to be derived from the Arabic word "Uthmani," which means "pertaining to Uthman," the third Caliph of Islam.
The name Osmani is closely associated with the Ottoman Dynasty, which ruled the Ottoman Empire for over six centuries. The first Ottoman ruler, Osman I, who founded the dynasty in the late 13th century, is considered the namesake of the name Osmani. He was a leader of the Turkic Ghazi warriors who established the Ottoman Beylik, which later grew into the Ottoman Empire.
In the early history of the Ottoman Empire, the name Osmani was commonly used among the ruling elite and members of the imperial family. It was a name that carried prestige and political significance, reflecting the bearer's connection to the Ottoman Dynasty and the Turkish-Islamic heritage of the empire.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Osmani can be found in the 14th century, when Osmani Mehmed Bey, the son of Osman I, succeeded his father as the ruler of the Ottoman Beylik. Other notable historical figures with the name Osmani include Osmani Yadigâr Bey (1417-1481), an Ottoman prince and military commander, and Osmani Hüseyin Pasha (1642-1724), a grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
Throughout the centuries, the name Osmani has been associated with various prominent figures in Ottoman history, such as military leaders, statesmen, and scholars. For example, Osmani Ahmet Pasha (1839-1918) was a field marshal in the Ottoman Army and played a significant role in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Osmani Nuri Pasha (1834-1890) was a distinguished Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th century.
Another notable figure with the name Osmani was Osmani Mustafa Nuri Pasha (1886-1958), a Turkish general and statesman who played a crucial role in the Turkish War of Independence and later served as the Prime Minister of Turkey in the early years of the Republic.
While the name Osmani has its roots in the Ottoman Empire and Islamic history, it has transcended cultural boundaries and has been adopted by people of various backgrounds and ethnicities around the world. However, the historical significance and cultural resonance of the name remain closely tied to its Ottoman and Turkish origins.
People
Osmani + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Osmani as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Osmani: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Osmani?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 93 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Osmani going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,685,531 US residents.
Is Osmani a common name?
We classify Osmani as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 94 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Osmani most popular?
The single biggest year for Osmani was 2022, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Osmani is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Osmani in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 619 people with the name Osmani, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,674 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Osmani in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Osmani?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Osmani leans strongly male. 616 people counted with this name were male (97.9%), compared with 13 female bearers (2.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Osmani?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Osmani is Hispanic at 96.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.9%) and Black (1.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Osmani most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Osmani in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.4% (597 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Osmani in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Osmani a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Osmani in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Osmani still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Osmani in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Osmani can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Osmani?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Osmani on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.