Given name & surname
Othman
“a wealthy man”
Othman is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “a wealthy man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Othman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 536
- 536 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,427 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +73%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,427 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 72.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Michigan had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 704 as a first name in 2020; 2,329 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Othman’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Othman has an alternative transcription in OTHMANE. Othman has a related form in Otheman. Othman has a related form in Othemann.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Othman
- Othman BenjellounMoroccan businessmanborn 1932
- Othmane Boussaidassociation football playerborn 2000
- Othman JerandiTunisian politicianborn 1951
- Othman BattikhTunisian islamic leader (1941–2022)
- Othman KarimSwedish film directorborn 1968
- Othman SaadiAlgerian writer and diplomat1930–2022
- Othman WokSingaporean politician (1924–2017)
- Othman AzizMalaysian politicianborn 1959
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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