Humza
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HUM-za
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #3,657 for boys
Humza is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “strong, steadfast”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 3,657th for boys in the US (30 babies).
What does Humza mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hamza
“strong, steadfast”
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, was called the Lion of God.
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Is Humza a girl's or a boy's name?
Humza is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 30 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Humza in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Humza, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 61 boys.
Half of all the boys named Humza in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Humza in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 25 | #1,214 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,324 |
| 2014 | 32 | #991 |
| 2013 | 27 | #1,088 |
| 2012 | 36 | #922 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 33 | #951 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 39 | #806 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 37 | #772 |
| 2005 | 52 | #569 |
| 2004 | 38 | #696 |
| 2003 | 43 | #593 |
| 2002 | 39 | #586 |
| 2001 | 50 | #465 |
| 2000 | 52 | #456 |
| 1999 | 61 | #408 |
| 1998 | 49 | #473 |
| 1997 | 55 | #432 |
| 1996 | 54 | #422 |
How popular is Humza in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,657th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 30 about 1 in 57,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 30 boys in the US were named Humza, making it the 3,657th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,758th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 69 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the boys named Humza in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Humza in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #3,657 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,880 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,758 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3,683 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3,058 |
| 2012 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2011 | 45 | #2,662 |
| 2010 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2009 | 46 | #2,662 |
| 2008 | 35 | #3,219 |
| 2007 | 47 | #2,602 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 51 | #2,293 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,051 |
| 2002 | 52 | #2,064 |
| 2001 | 69 | #1,673 |
| 2000 | 57 | #1,844 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 46 | #2,037 |
| 1997 | 37 | #2,257 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,319 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Names like Humza
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Musa, Muhammad, Huzaifa, Mustafa, Ahmed, Abdullah, Hammad, Habib, Hassan, Fahad, Umar
Names related to Humza
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Humza: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/humza, updated 20 October 2026.