Is Hussain a boy or girl name?

Hussain is a boy’s name. Of the 2,069 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Hussain

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Hussain was most popular in 2024, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,561 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,142, with 79 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,069 people named Hussain.

Hussain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hussain’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hussain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hussain is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,069 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 Hussain

Where Hussain 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