How popular is the name Hussein?

Hussein ranks 1,495th among boys' names in US records, with 5,309 births since 1967. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,974.

Is Hussein a unisex name?

No. Hussein is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2015, when 221 children were given the name. It has been in use for 58 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Hussain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,495 of boy names

Pronounced HH UW0 S EY1 N (ARPABET)

Hussein is a boys' name, and first appears in 1967. It has been given to 5,309 children — the 1,495th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 33% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2015, when 221 children were given it.

Hussain is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Hussein and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Hussein?: Hussein ranks 1,495th among boys' names in US records, with 5,309 births since 1967. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,974.
Is Hussein a unisex name?: No. Hussein is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Hussein most popular?: 2015, when 221 children were given the name. It has been in use for 58 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Hussein spelled?: Hussain. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.