Huseyin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hoo-say-YIN
- Origin
- Arabic
Huseyin is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little good one, handsome”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Huseyin mean?
Arabic: Turkish form of Husayn
“little good one, handsome”
The Turkish form of Husayn, honouring the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Huseyin a girl's or a boy's name?
Huseyin is a boys' name.
How popular is Huseyin in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 28 boys.
Half of all the boys named Huseyin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Huseyin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,052 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 11 | #2,054 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,234 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,131 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,098 |
| 2004 | 28 | #836 |
| 2003 | 24 | #900 |
| 2002 | 13 | #1,252 |
| 2001 | 19 | #949 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 22 | #807 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 15 | #1,025 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
Names like Huseyin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan, Hasnain, Benjamin, Haseeb, Humza, Bilal, Dylan, Qasim, Saif, Habib, Hammad, Ryan
Names related to Huseyin
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Huseyin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/huseyin, updated 20 October 2026.