Husain
Boy · hu-SAYN · Arabic
Husain is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little good one, handsome”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 8,906th for boys in the US (8 babies).
What does Husain mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hussain, itself a spelling of Husayn
“little good one, handsome”
Honours Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who was killed at Karbala in 680.
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Meaning borrowed from Hussain. More on Wiktionary.
Is Husain a girl's or a boy's name?
Husain is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 8 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Husain in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 123% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Husain, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 19 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Husain than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Husain in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 190 boys in the UK were given Husain or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #279, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Husain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Husain in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,906among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 210,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the US were named Husain, making it the 8,906th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
2025 had fewer boys named Husain than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Husain in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 201 boys in the US were given Husain or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #986, up from #8,906 for this spelling alone.
Husain in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #8,906 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
Names like Husain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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