US rank #2923 Boys' name Peak 2008 1,499 births

Hamzah — #2923 US boys' name

1,499 babies named Hamzah in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s71980s391990s2572000s5122010s4572020s227
#2923
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Hamzah was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

67 babies were named Hamzah in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hamzah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,499 babies named Hamzah between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hamzah currently holds the #2923 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hamzah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hamzah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 145 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Hamzah in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hamzah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,499 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hamzah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,499

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2008

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#2,923

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hamzah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
67
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
020406080 202420192014200920041999199419891979 7

Hamzah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
512 births that decade — 34% of Hamzah's all-time total
1970s71980s391990s2572000s5122010s4572020s227

Hamzah by state

Where Hamzah concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hamzah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
145 9.7%
#2 California
141 9.4%
#3 Michigan
78 5.2%
#4 Texas
68 4.5%
#5 Illinois
30 2.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
25 1.7%
#7 New Jersey
17 1.1%
#8 Virginia
11 0.7%
New York share of Hamzah's total US births 9.7%
Even split

145 of 1,499 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Hamzah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hamzah?
1,499 babies have been named Hamzah since 1979. It currently ranks #2923 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 67 births.
When was Hamzah most popular?
Hamzah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Hamzah most popular?
The top states for the name Hamzah are New York (145 births), California (141 births), Michigan (78 births).
How long has the name Hamzah been used?
Hamzah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hamzah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hamza, Hamilton, Hampton, Hamp, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.