How Many People Are Named Husayn?
people named Husayn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,589,697 people in the US has this name
Based on 217 babies named Husayn in Social Security records from 1985 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
31 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Diminutive of HASAN. Husayn ibn Ali (also commonly transliterated Hussein) was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. His older brother was named Hasan. The massacre of Husayn and his family was a major event in the split between Shia and Sunni Muslims, which continues to this day. In more recent times this was the name of a king of Jordan (1935-1999).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Husayn in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Husayn alive today is about 7 years old, and 96% are under 30. Half of them were between 1 and 9 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Husayn first appears in the records in 1985, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 31 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1985 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Husayn has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,604, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #3,604.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,604 |
| Best rank | #3,604 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,998 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Husayn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Husayn were born in California than in any other state: about 10 of those alive today.
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