Hussain

Meaning: Good; handsome; beautiful
Origin: Arabic

Boy's name · #1947 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Hussain reached its best rank, #1630, in 2018 and ranked #1947 in 2025. Roughly 2,100 boys have been named Hussain since 1978.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#335 in England & Wales (2025) · #700 in Scotland (2025) · #734 in Ireland (2025) · #739 in Sweden (2025) · #1,088 in Austria (2025) · #1,431 in Belgium (2025) · #2,517 in France (2025) · #904 in Canada (2024).

Famous Hussains

Hussain Muhammad Ershad — Politician (1930–2019)
Hussain Ahmad Madani — Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
Hussain Shah — Pakistan boxer
Hussain Hotak — Emir of Afghanistan
Hussain Ghuloum — Emirati footballer

What Hussains become

Among 180 notable people named Hussain:

Sports figures appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hussain Shah, Pakistani boxer (born 1964).

Similar names: Abbas · Hussein · Azaan · Ameen · Zain · Shayan

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