Hussein

How popular is Hussein in the UK?

Rank in 2025

1,008th among boys

Babies in 2025

33 about 1 in 9,100 boys

Five-year trend

Rising up 30% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Hussein, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 48 boys.

Half of all the boys named Hussein in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. 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 Hussein or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #279, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.

• Hussain 131
• Hussein 33
• Husayn 18
• Husain 5
• Hussayn 3

Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales.

How popular is Hussein in the US?

Rank in 2025

1,886th among boys

Babies in 2025

83 about 1 in 21,000 boys

Five-year trend

Steady up 9% in five years

Same name in a class

under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 83 boys in the US were named Hussein, making it the 1,886th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,634th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 135 boys. It first appears in the records in 1967.

2025 had fewer boys named Hussein than any year since 2019.

Half of all the boys named Hussein in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 201 boys in the US were given Hussein or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #986, up from #1,886 for this spelling alone.

• Hussein 83
• Hussain 79
• Husayn 31
• Husain 8