NameTides

Hamzah

Hamzah was the #2,798 boys' name in the US in 2025 (45 babies), and #798 in England & Wales and #1,374 in Canada.

Hamzah as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Hamzah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Hamzah as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,798 (45)#798 (41)—#1,374 (17)
2024#2,915 (43)#711 (50)—#1,507 (14)
2023#2,848 (44)#965 (31)—#1,947 (9)
2022#3,344 (35)#714 (47)—#2,229 (7)
2021#2,523 (52)#641 (57)—#1,277 (16)
2020#2,437 (53)#962 (29)—#1,454 (13)
2019#2,694 (47)#642 (55)#701 (3)#1,256 (16)
2018#2,617 (48)#897 (33)—#1,682 (10)
2017#2,672 (46)#701 (50)—#1,194 (17)
2016#2,626 (47)#647 (54)—#1,578 (11)
2015#2,809 (42)#671 (51)—#1,458 (12)
2014#2,754 (43)#684 (48)—#1,565 (11)
2013#2,623 (45)#544 (67)—#1,926 (8)
2012#2,811 (42)#588 (60)—#1,334 (14)
2011#2,590 (47)#565 (62)—#1,211 (16)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #2,062.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1979.

How common is it?

about 1 in 38,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 38,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hamzah is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 40,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 29,000 to 1 in 56,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hamzah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hamzah (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Hamzah (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HamzahCanadaBoys#1,37417
HamzahEngland & WalesBoys#79841
HamzahNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HamzahScotlandBoys—too few
HamzahUSBoys#2,79845