Hussain

“Good; handsome; beautiful” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1942 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Hussain has appeared in US records since 1978 — best rank #1625 (2018) · 2,069 babies named Hussain all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 4,900 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Hussains

Hussain Muhammad Ershad — President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990 Former (6th) Army chief of Bangladesh
Hussain Ahmad Madani — Indian freedom struggle leader and scholar
Hussain Shah — Pakistan boxer
Hussain Hotak — Emir of Afghanistan
Hussain Ghuloum — Emirati footballer

What Hussains become

Among 180 notable people named Hussain:

Athletes appear 2.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hussain Shah, Pakistan boxer.

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