Is Hussain a boy or girl name?
Hussain is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 101 boys were named Hussain, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 1,989 US babies named Hussain were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,662
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hussain since 1978
- 1,989
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 101 babies
Boys and girls named Hussain, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 88 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 80 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 90 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 91 | #1,728 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 97 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 93 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 65 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,220 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 55 | #2,365 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,390 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 33 | #3,331 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 39 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 38 | #2,641 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 35 | #2,714 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,448 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 36 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,137 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,391 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,781 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,420 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,675 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,250 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,511 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,377 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,012 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,001 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,935 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 15 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 17 | #2,716 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,670 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,280 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,308 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hussain reached #1,630 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hussain
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.