Usama
Arabic in origin, with a meaning that carries real weight: "lion". In Poland it stays rare, held by 27 men and given to no newborns, so meeting one would stick in your memory.
Usama Pronunciation
Usama is pronounced oo-SAH-mah (/uˈsama/).
What Usama means
Where Usama comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Usama comes from Arabic, and its meaning is direct. It means lion. Arabic holds many words for that animal, and أسامة (Usama) is one of the older ones, more at home in poetry than in market talk. The origin sits outside the usual Semitic root families, which is why the field lists it simply as other.
The name has documented history behind it. Usama ibn Zayd was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, and the early sources record him given command of an army while barely out of his teens. His youth and his rank made him a debated figure among the first Muslims. Centuries later Usama ibn Munqidh, a Syrian warrior and poet who died in 1188, left a memoir that historians still read for its close view of the Crusades.
On a Polish class register the name looks foreign, and the teacher may pause before reading it. There is no Polish imieniny for Usama, and the field of related forms stays empty: no diminutive, no variant. What holds steady is the meaning. Lion, lew.
How many people are named Usama
1 in 790600 men in Poland is named Usama. 27 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #8184 among male names.
Usama as a middle name
Usama is a first name for 27 men in Poland and a middle name for another 6, an 82/18 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 3440th, between Tolisława (6) and Val (6).
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#3438 Tifani6
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#3439 Tolisława6
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#3440 Usama6
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#3441 Val6
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#3442 Verona6