Hussain

“Good; handsome; beautiful” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1947 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Hussain reached its best rank, #1630, in 2018 and ranked #1947 in 2025. Roughly 2,100 boys have been named Hussain since 1978.

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:

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

Similar names: Abbas · Hussein · Yousuf · Zain · Ameen · Mazen

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