Hussain
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain, coming from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n, is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful".
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Dhivehi
Meaning & Origin of Hussain
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain, coming from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n, is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Urdu
- Dhivehi
The Story of Hussain
The earliest SSA record of Hussain as a baby boy name dates back to 1978, when 8 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 101 newborns named Hussain — #1,659 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Hussain on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hussain ranks #1,701 for baby boys with 99 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hussain
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About the name Hussain
Hussain is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1978 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hussain's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,625. Use the chart and map above to compare Hussain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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