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Boy name Persian origin Muslim tradition

Hossein

hoh-SAYN · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
good; handsome; small Hassan
Language
Persian
Culture
Persian/Iranian
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#11383
2022 births6
Peak year1982
First appeared1975
Total US births61
1982 peak19751987199920102022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hoss
Alternate spellings
HoseinHusein
In other languages
Huseyin (Turkish)Hossein (Persian)

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