Hamse
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAM-seh
- Origin
- Arabic
Hamse is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hamse mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Hamza
“lion”
A Somali form of Hamza, after Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, known as the Lion of God.
Is Hamse a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamse is a boys' name.
How popular is Hamse in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hamse in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2005. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Hamse in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
Names like Hamse
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Hamza, Habib, Saif, Haseeb, Humza, Hammad, Usman, Qasim, Asad, Fahad, Samir
Names related to Hamse
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hamse: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hamse, updated 20 October 2026.