Given name & surname
Ousmane
Ousmane is a masculine given name from Arabic. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ousmane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 712
- 712 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,635 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,635 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 23.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,142 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ousmane’s family of names
Ousmane may belong to the same name family as OUSSMANE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ousmane
- Ousmane SembèneSenegalese film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author (1923–2007)
- Ousmane DiomandeIvorian footballerborn 2003
- Ousmane SonkoSenegal politician and former tax officialborn 1974
- Ousmane CoulibalyMalian and French association football playerborn 1989
- Ousmane DiakitéMalian association football player (2000-)
- Ousmane BangouraGuinean and French footballerborn 1979
- Ousmane N'DoyeSenegalese footballerborn 1978
- Ousmane CamaraGuinean footballer (born 2001)
- Ousmane N'DiayeSenegalese footballerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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