Husam
Boy · hoo-SAHM · Arabic
Husam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “sword”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Husam mean?
Arabic
“sword”
Often part of the honorific Husam al-Din, 'sword of the faith', borne by many medieval Muslim rulers and scholars.
- Say it
- hoo-SAHM
Is Husam a girl's or a boy's name?
Husam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Husam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 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, 3 boys in the UK were named Husam, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Husam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Husam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,498 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Husam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 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, 5 boys in the US were named Husam, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Husam in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Husam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,169 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,531 |
| 1993 | 9 | #5,764 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Husam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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