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Hamza

Boy's name · #541 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Hamza reached its best rank, #527, in 2024 and ranked #541 in 2025. About 11,000 boys have carried it since 1977.

Across the states

See where Hamza is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Hamza is especially popular in Bosnia (FBiH).

#1 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #25 in Türkiye (2025) · #29 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #66 in Austria (2025) · #76 in Belgium (2025) · #101 in Netherlands (2025) · #109 in Slovenia (2025) · #129 in England & Wales (2025) · #132 in France (2025) · #138 in Switzerland (2025) · #155 in Sweden (2025) · #231 in Scotland (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Hamzas

• Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib — Muhammad's companion and uncle (c. 568–625)
• Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi — Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889–1929)
• Hamza Choudhury — English-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997)
• Hamza Mendyl — Moroccan association football player
• Hamza Yusuf — American Islamic scholar (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

• Hamza Vidajić — Omer Celebija : a short story from the life of the Serbian people (book)

What Hamzas become

Among 388 notable people named Hamza:

Sports figures appear 2.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hamza Choudhury, English-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997).

Similar names: Zain · Ameer · Khaza · Zaid · Issa · Ammar

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