Hamza
Boy · HAM-za · Arabic
Hamza is a boys' name of Arabic origin. In 2025 it ranked 141st for boys in the UK (406 babies) and 541st for boys in the US (556 babies).
What does Hamza mean?
Arabic
Borne by Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, remembered as the Lion of God.
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- HAM-za
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Is Hamza a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamza is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 406 boys in the UK and 556 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hamza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #141among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 406about 1 in 740 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 406 boys in the UK were named Hamza, making it the 141st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 224th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Hamza of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Hamza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 447 boys in the UK were given Hamza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #142.
- Hamza 406
- Hamzah 41
Among boys in 2025, it was 129th in England and Wales, 226th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Hamza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 406 | #141 |
| 2024 | 318 | #181 |
| 2023 | 313 | #185 |
| 2022 | 280 | #207 |
| 2021 | 282 | #209 |
| 2020 | 252 | #224 |
| 2019 | 267 | #216 |
| 2018 | 273 | #220 |
| 2017 | 272 | #223 |
| 2016 | 298 | #215 |
| 2015 | 313 | #206 |
| 2014 | 288 | #220 |
| 2013 | 284 | #214 |
| 2012 | 298 | #211 |
| 2011 | 298 | #203 |
| 2010 | 302 | #199 |
| 2009 | 357 | #173 |
| 2008 | 338 | #175 |
| 2007 | 345 | #175 |
| 2006 | 321 | #172 |
| 2005 | 319 | #164 |
| 2004 | 334 | #156 |
| 2003 | 368 | #145 |
| 2002 | 342 | #144 |
| 2001 | 354 | #137 |
| 2000 | 322 | #138 |
| 1999 | 295 | #142 |
| 1998 | 255 | #159 |
| 1997 | 244 | #161 |
| 1996 | 225 | #162 |
How popular is Hamza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #541among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 556about 1 in 3,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 556 boys in the US were named Hamza, making it the 541st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 659th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 565 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the boys named Hamza in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 601 boys in the US were given Hamza or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #502, up from #541 for this spelling alone.
- Hamza 556
- Hamzah 45
Hamza in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 556 | #541 |
| 2024 | 565 | #527 |
| 2023 | 524 | #557 |
| 2022 | 466 | #604 |
| 2021 | 426 | #648 |
| 2020 | 398 | #659 |
| 2019 | 409 | #652 |
| 2018 | 440 | #610 |
| 2017 | 409 | #634 |
| 2016 | 493 | #569 |
| 2015 | 435 | #616 |
| 2014 | 426 | #621 |
| 2013 | 369 | #657 |
| 2012 | 357 | #662 |
| 2011 | 293 | #764 |
| 2010 | 297 | #756 |
| 2009 | 338 | #707 |
| 2008 | 291 | #763 |
| 2007 | 318 | #721 |
| 2006 | 288 | #741 |
| 2005 | 279 | #726 |
| 2004 | 258 | #731 |
| 2003 | 246 | #736 |
| 2002 | 227 | #759 |
| 2001 | 246 | #713 |
| 2000 | 203 | #794 |
| 1999 | 186 | #817 |
| 1998 | 149 | #945 |
| 1997 | 98 | #1,204 |
| 1996 | 93 | #1,204 |
| 1995 | 97 | #1,168 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,349 |
| 1993 | 41 | #1,964 |
| 1992 | 53 | #1,638 |
| 1991 | 41 | #1,889 |
| 1990 | 31 | #2,250 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,148 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,834 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,265 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,213 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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