NameTides

Hussain

Hussain was the #1,942 boys' name in the US in 2025 (79 babies), and #334 in England & Wales and #729 in Canada.

Hussain as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Hussain as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaScotlandIrelandUS
Hussain as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,942 (79)#334 (127)#647 (4)#676 (4)#729 (37)
2024#1,661 (101)#398 (102)#432 (7)—#902 (28)
2023#1,832 (87)#375 (109)#614 (4)#660 (4)#592 (45)
2022#1,826 (88)#399 (106)#522 (5)#509 (6)#670 (39)
2021#1,903 (80)#406 (106)—#552 (5)#673 (40)
2020#1,716 (90)#404 (101)—#741 (3)#608 (42)
2019#1,723 (91)#374 (116)——#770 (31)
2018#1,625 (100)#375 (118)#704 (3)#749 (3)#762 (32)
2017#1,630 (97)#365 (126)#733 (3)#710 (3)#543 (50)
2016#1,687 (93)#380 (119)#442 (7)—#646 (41)
2015#1,767 (86)#393 (108)#588 (4)—#827 (28)
2014#2,175 (62)#406 (100)——#833 (28)
2013#2,044 (66)#412 (98)#590 (4)—#977 (22)
2012#2,185 (60)#402 (102)——#750 (31)
2011#1,999 (68)#413 (96)#544 (4)#730 (3)#926 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,661.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1978.

How common is it?

about 1 in 22,000 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 22,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,100uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hussain is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 19,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 24,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hussain 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: #1,133ILMichigan: #715MINew York: #1,055NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,231PANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: #1,415TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hussain (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#60719

Hussain (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
HussainCanadaBoys#72937
HussainEngland & WalesBoys#334127
HussainIrelandBoys#6764
HussainNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HussainNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
HussainScotlandBoys#6474
HussainUSBoys#1,94279