Husnain
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hus-NAYN
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,742 for boys
Husnain is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “the two beautiful ones”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies).
What does Husnain mean?
Arabic: variant of Hasnain, a dual form
“the two beautiful ones”
Honours Hasan and Husayn together, the two grandsons of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Husnain a girl's or a boy's name?
Husnain is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Husnain in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Husnain, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2002, with 36 boys.
Half of all the boys named Husnain in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Husnain in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,416 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 14 | #1,765 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 21 | #1,288 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,172 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 23 | #983 |
| 2003 | 36 | #668 |
| 2002 | 36 | #615 |
| 2001 | 27 | #728 |
| 2000 | 32 | #636 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 17 | #951 |
| 1997 | 18 | #899 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
Names like Husnain
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hassan Haseeb Hamza Habib Hammad Hasnain Hamid Saif Humza Umair Zohaib Qasim
Names related to Husnain
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, “Husnain: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/husnain, updated 20 October 2026.