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Hamzah

Boy

Meaning of Hamzah: Arabic: 'strong' or 'lion'

Hamzah is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2739th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 711th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2739

45 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#711

50 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,544

First recorded 1979 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 6 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 18 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 14 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 28 babies1996: 26 babies1997: 29 babies1998: 42 babies1999: 62 babies2000: 45 babies20002001: 47 babies2002: 49 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 50 babies2005: 49 babies2006: 54 babies2007: 52 babies2008: 67 babies2009: 54 babies2010: 50 babies20102011: 47 babies2012: 42 babies2013: 45 babies2014: 43 babies2015: 42 babies2016: 47 babies2017: 46 babies2018: 48 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 52 babies2022: 35 babies2023: 44 babies2024: 43 babies2025: 45 babies
US babies named Hamzah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 67.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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