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Hussein

Boy

Meaning of Hussein: Arabic & Persian: 'handsome' or 'good'

Hussein 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 — 1880th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 898th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1880

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#898

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,402

First recorded 1967 · peak 2015

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 19 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 19 babies1985: 29 babies1986: 29 babies1987: 28 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 40 babies1990: 53 babies19901991: 41 babies1992: 48 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 45 babies1995: 63 babies1996: 53 babies1997: 62 babies1998: 68 babies1999: 71 babies2000: 87 babies20002001: 73 babies2002: 96 babies2003: 82 babies2004: 79 babies2005: 84 babies2006: 80 babies2007: 91 babies2008: 82 babies2009: 111 babies2010: 91 babies20102011: 95 babies2012: 96 babies2013: 115 babies2014: 116 babies2015: 135 babies2016: 123 babies2017: 127 babies2018: 88 babies2019: 83 babies2020: 98 babies20202021: 99 babies2022: 98 babies2023: 108 babies2024: 102 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Hussein per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 135.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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