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Hussain

Boy

Meaning of Hussain: Arabic: 'handsome or beautiful'

Hussain is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1938th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 398th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1938

79 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#398

102 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,069

First recorded 1978 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 5 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 17 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 15 babies1986: 17 babies1987: 17 babies1988: 18 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 12 babies19901991: 10 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 32 babies1996: 27 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 25 babies1999: 36 babies2000: 31 babies20002001: 40 babies2002: 35 babies2003: 38 babies2004: 44 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 39 babies2007: 33 babies2008: 54 babies2009: 55 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 68 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 66 babies2014: 62 babies2015: 86 babies2016: 93 babies2017: 97 babies2018: 100 babies2019: 91 babies2020: 90 babies20202021: 80 babies2022: 88 babies2023: 87 babies2024: 101 babies2025: 79 babies
US babies named Hussain per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 101.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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