How Many People Are Named Hamza?
people named Hamza are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 32,697 people in the US has this name
Based on 10,573 babies named Hamza in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
565 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast". This was the name of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad who was killed in battle.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Hamza in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hamza alive today is about 12 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 19 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hamza first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2024, to 565 babies. In 2025, 556 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hamza has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #527, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #541.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #541 |
| Best rank | #527 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #649 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hamza alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hamza were born in New York than in any other state: about 1,350 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hamza was given 4.8 times as often in Minnesota, 2.5 times in New York and 2.4 times in New Jersey.
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