Hussain Boy
How popular is Hussain?
#1,942 boy name in 2025
79 baby boys were named Hussain in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
Hussain popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,942 for boys (▼ 281 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 79 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,767 in 2015, #1,716 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (101 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,625 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1978 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hussain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hussain family of names ranked #1,310 for boys in 2025 (#1,204 the year before), with 118 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hussain | 79 | 67% |
| Husayn | 31 | 26% |
| Husain | 8 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hussain is most popular
Babies named Hussain per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
Hussain by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8 | #4,155 |
| 1980s | 140 | #2,675 |
| 1990s | 213 | #2,395 |
| 2000s | 401 | #2,347 |
| 2010s | 782 | #1,625 |
| 2020s | 525 | #1,661 |
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Questions
- Is Hussain a boy or girl name?
- Hussain is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hussain were boys.
- How popular is the name Hussain?
- 79 baby boys were named Hussain in the US in 2025, making it the 1942nd most popular boy name.
- When was Hussain most popular?
- Hussain peaked in 2024, when 101 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,625 in 2018.
- How many people are named Hussain?
- 2,069 babies have been named Hussain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,042 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Hussain most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hussain was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.