Is Hamzah a boy or girl name?

Hamzah is a boy’s name. Of the 1,544 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hamzah

Recorded 1979–2025 · United States

Hamzah was most popular in 2008, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,697 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,544 people named Hamzah.

Hamzah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hamzah’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hamzah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hamzah is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,544 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Hamzah

Where Hamzah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org