Is Hussein a boy or girl name?

Hussein is a boy’s name. Of the 3,402 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Hussein

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Hussein was most popular in 2015, when 135 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,874 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,402 people named Hussein.

Hussein over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hussein’s peak in 2015. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hussein a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hussein is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,402 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 Hussein

Where Hussein 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