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Hussein

Boy's name · #1894 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Hussein's best rank, #1311, came in 2015; it has settled back to #1894 today. Roughly 3,400 boys have been named Hussein since 1967.

Across the states

In recent years, Hussein ran about 11× its national rate in Michigan.

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

Around the world

See how Hussein ranks in other countries and regions.

#314 in Sweden (2025) · #364 in Austria (2025) · #868 in Belgium (2025) · #943 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,036 in France (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,697 in Switzerland (2025) · #762 in Canada (2024).

Famous Husseins

• Hussein I of Jordan — King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
• Hussein bin Ali — Sharif and Emir of Mecca, then King of Hejaz and Sharifian Caliph (1854–1931)
• Hussein Kamel of Egypt — Sultan of Egypt (1853–1917)
• Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan — Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994)
• Hussein Arnous — 68th Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

What Husseins become

Among 434 notable people named Hussein:

Political leaders appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hussein I of Jordan, Monarch (1935–1999).

Similar names: Salman · Usher · Youssef · Ameen · Aydin · Yasin

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