Hussein

“Good; handsome; beautiful” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #1886 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Hussein has appeared in US records since 1967 — best rank #1307 (2015) · 3,402 babies named Hussein all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 boys in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 4,400 boys in Belgium (2025).

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

Famous Husseins

Hussein I of Jordan — King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
Hussein bin Ali — Sharif and Emir of Mecca, then King of Hejaz and Sharifian Caliph (1854–1931)
Hussein Kamel of Egypt — Sultan of Egypt (1853–1917)
Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordan — Crown Prince of Jordan (born 1994)
Hussein Arnous — 68th Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic

Among 435 notable people named Hussein:

Political leaders appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Hussein I of Jordan, King of Jordan from 1952 to 1999.

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