Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- Good. The founder of Shiite Islam was named Hussein.
Pronunciation
hu(s)-sain
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #1659, 101 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1942, 79 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 |
| 2024 | 101 |
| 2023 | 87 |
| 2022 | 88 |
| 2021 | 80 |
| 2020 | 90 |
| 2019 | 91 |
| 2018 | 100 |
| 2017 | 97 |
| 2016 | 93 |
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 #334, 127 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 |
| 2024 | 102 |
| 2023 | 109 |
| 2022 | 106 |
| 2021 | 106 |
| 2020 | 101 |
| 2019 | 116 |
| 2018 | 118 |
| 2017 | 126 |
| 2016 | 119 |
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 2022 (rank #1978, 14 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1994, 13 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
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 2022 (rank #493, 6 births); most recent 2025 (rank #642, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
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 2024 (rank #432, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 7 |
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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #588, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
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