Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Strong or strength: Uncle to Prophet Muhammad: also meaning baby lion or lion cub.
Pronunciation
ha(m)-za
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #526, 565 births); most recent 2025 (rank #541, 556 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 556 |
| 2024 | 565 |
| 2023 | 524 |
| 2022 | 466 |
| 2021 | 426 |
| 2020 | 398 |
| 2019 | 409 |
| 2018 | 440 |
| 2017 | 409 |
| 2016 | 493 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #129, 385 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 |
| 2024 | 306 |
| 2023 | 300 |
| 2022 | 272 |
| 2021 | 275 |
| 2020 | 244 |
| 2019 | 259 |
| 2018 | 262 |
| 2017 | 264 |
| 2016 | 292 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #107, 694 births); most recent 2023 (rank #135, 503 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 503 |
| 2022 | 503 |
| 2021 | 488 |
| 2020 | 596 |
| 2019 | 541 |
| 2018 | 591 |
| 2017 | 610 |
| 2016 | 643 |
| 2015 | 613 |
| 2014 | 665 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #264, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #226, 18 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #395, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #346, 11 births); most recent 2023 (rank #318, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence