Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Hussein

hoo-SAYN · 7 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Good; handsome; small handsome one
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1654
2024 births102
Peak year2015
First appeared1967
Total US births3,320
2015 peak19671981199620102024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Hus
Alternate spellings
HusainHussain
In other languages
Hussein (Arabic)Husseyn (Persian)

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Notable people named Hussein

Hussein ibn Ali
King Hussein of Jordan