Usama: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Usama – Meaning: lion – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: oo-SAH-mah


Usama is an Arabic boy's name meaning “lion”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Boy Names — Strong, Meaningful, and Globally Loved.

Meaning & Origin of Usama

Meaning: Lion.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Usama

Phonetic: oo-SAH-mah   IPA: /ʊˈsɑːmə/

Popularity of Usama

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1977–2001.

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