Hussein Boy
How popular is Hussein?
#1,886 boy name in 2025
83 baby boys were named Hussein in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
3,344living people named Hussein (est.)
17median age of people named Hussein
3,402babies named Hussein since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025
Hussein popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,886 for boys (▼ 236 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 83 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,307 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (135 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,307 in 2015 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| 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 |
Where Hussein is most popular
Babies named Hussein per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Michigan: 0.7 per 1,000 (149 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.2 per 1,000 (21 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (53 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
Hussein by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #3,558 |
| 1970s | 68 | #2,928 |
| 1980s | 255 | #1,853 |
| 1990s | 551 | #1,503 |
| 2000s | 865 | #1,369 |
| 2010s | 1,069 | #1,307 |
| 2020s | 588 | #1,608 |
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Questions
- Is Hussein a boy or girl name?
- Hussein is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hussein were boys.
- How popular is the name Hussein?
- 83 baby boys were named Hussein in the US in 2025, making it the 1886th most popular boy name.
- When was Hussein most popular?
- Hussein peaked in 2015, when 135 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,307 in 2015.
- How many people are named Hussein?
- 3,402 babies have been named Hussein in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,344 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Hussein most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hussein was most common in Michigan, at 0.7 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.