How rare is the name Hussein?

7,190 people in the United States have the first name Hussein, about 1 in 42,007. It ranks #3,077 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

HUSSEIN

#3,077

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,190
About
1 in 42,007
This common or more
81.6%
Who bears it

Of the 7,190 people named Hussein, 67.8% reported their origin as White, 23.8% as Black and 3.8% as two or more races. Virtually all are male (99.6%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Hussein peaked in 2015, when 135 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19672025
Peak year
2015
Births that year
135
In 2025*
83 ▼39%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 3,402 babies have been given the name since 1967. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Hussein by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2010s, when it ranked #3,401. The largest share of babies named Hussein, 40.4%, were born in 2013 or later.

1960s#16,2136
1970s#10,27368
1980s#5,434255
1990s#4,000551
2000s#3,689865
2010s#3,4011,069
2020s#3,601588
Generation X 1965–802.7%
Millennials 1981–9617.2%
Generation Z 1997–1239.6%
2013 and later40.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Hussein is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Hussein has been most common in Michigan (15×), Minnesota (2.2×), and New York (1.7×), and least common in Ohio (0.44×).

2,083 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Hussein

#3,074 Cecily · 7,194#3,076 Kylan · 7,193#3,078 Kaycee · 7,185#3,078 Nada · 7,185

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Hussein, most common first.

#5,907 Hussain · 2,800#15,455 Huseyin · 744#18,260 Hussien · 592#18,867 Husein · 567#19,022 Husain · 562#39,261 Hussan · 193#40,182 Hussen · 186#45,502 Hussin · 149

Also a last name

As a last name, Hussein ranks #2,583 of 156,621, with 13,676 people. See Hussein as a last name

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