Boys' name · since 1977
Hamza
Hamza has 10,573 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,573
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamza currently ranks #541 among boys' names in America, with 10,573 babies recorded since 1977.
Hamza has 10,573 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #541 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #1,172 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #541 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,573 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamza ranks #1,172 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #541 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,573 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,172 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #541 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,573
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hamza's 10,573 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hamza compares
10,573 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hamza's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamza | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,573 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 565 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamza's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hamza splits its recorded history at 2002: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 565 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hamza popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 565
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Hamza by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,928 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Hamza's strongest decade.
3,928 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Hamza births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 143
1980s
143 births
- 1990s 863
1990s
863 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,694 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,928 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,935 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,928 births (37% of all-time use).
How Hamza compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hamza's total volume
Hamza by state
Where Hamza concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,367 | 12.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,225 | 11.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 827 | 7.8% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 726 | 6.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 679 | 6.4% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 569 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 530 | 5.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 448 | 4.2% |
1,367 of 10,573 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Hamza appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hamza's data
- Hamza's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,928 total births) through the 2020s (2,935) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hamzas (1,367 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hamza: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1977–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hamza draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.