Hanzala
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAN-za-la
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
Hanzala is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “colocynth, a bitter desert gourd”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Hanzala mean?
Arabic
“colocynth, a bitter desert gourd”
Hanzala ibn Abi Amir, a Companion of the Prophet Muhammad killed at Uhud, was said to have been washed by angels.
Is Hanzala a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanzala is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hanzala in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Hanzala, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hanzala in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Hanzala in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,543 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
Names like Hanzala
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Mustafa Huzaifa Musa Abdullah Ibrahim Zayd Zayan Zayaan Hamza Ahmed Amir
Names related to Hanzala
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
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, “Hanzala: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hanzala, updated 20 October 2026.