Hamza

Meaning and origin of Hamza

Popularity of Hamza in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2013.
• Over recent years, Hamza has been stable (−1.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hamza every 6.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Hamza in English-speaking countries

Hamza ranks 125^th in Ontario (Canada), 157^th in England and Wales and 269^th in Scotland, against 133^rd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  125^th boys’ name295 babies in 3 years1 boy in 576+4.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  157^th boys’ name991 babies in 3 years1 boy in 834+7.3% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  269^th boys’ name43 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,394

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  370^th boys’ name28 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,591

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  342^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,176

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  541^st boys’ name1,645 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,126+6.5% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  517^th boys’ name13 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,788

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Hamzah15
• Amza5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Hamza

• Haroun
• Younes
• Idriss
• Kassim
• Moussa
• Wassim
• Ahmed
• Ilyes
• Ayoub
• Amine
• Omar
• Nahil

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin