Hussein
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
Meaning & Origin of Hussein
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
The Story of Hussein
The earliest SSA record of Hussein as a baby boy name dates back to 1967, when 6 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 135 newborns named Hussein — #1,307 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Hussein on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hussein ranks #1,633 for baby boys with 105 births, holding steady (+4%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hussein
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About the name Hussein
Hussein is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Hussein's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #1,307. Use the chart and map above to compare Hussein'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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