Hamza

“Lion; strong and steadfast” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #541 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Hamza has appeared in US records since 1977 — best rank #527 (2024) · 10,573 babies named Hamza all-time · 1 in 3,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024) · #25 in Türkiye (2025) · #29 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #66 in Austria (2025) · #76 in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 23 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hamzas

Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib — Muhammad's companion and uncle (c. 568–625)
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi — Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929)
Hamza Choudhury — English-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997)
Hamza Mendyl — Moroccan association football player
Hamza Yusuf — American Islamic scholar (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

Hamza Vidajić — Omer Celebija : a short story from the life of the Serbian people

What Hamzas become

Among 387 notable people named Hamza:

Athletes appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hamza Choudhury, English-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997).

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