Hussein

Meaning and origin of Hussein

Popularity of Hussein in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Hussein has been stable (+0.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hussein every 75 schools, all spellings combined.

Hussein in English-speaking countries

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  605^th boys’ name56 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,035

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,013^th boys’ name90 babies in 3 years1 boy in 9,182+7.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,703^rd boys’ name293 babies in 3 years1 boy in 17,548+2.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Hussein and Husseïn are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Husseïn5
• Husseyn5

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 Hussein

• Hicham
• Hilal
• Hasan
• Haytem
• Harun
• Hadi
• Harone
• Haris
• Halim
• Haroune
• Hamed
• Hassane

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin