Boys' name · since 1979
Hamzah
Hamzah has 1,544 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,544
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hamzah is the #2813 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,544 recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamzah has been recorded 1,544 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #2813 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,873 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,813 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,544 born since 1979
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hamzah ranks #3,873 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,813 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,544 born since 1979, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,873 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,813 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,544
- born since 1979
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hamzah's 1,544 recorded births place it above 91.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Hamzah compares
1,544 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Hamzah's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hamzah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,544 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hamzah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hamzah's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 67, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hamzah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Hamzah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (512 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Hamzah's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hamzah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
257 births
- 2000s
2000s
512 births
- 2010s
2010s
457 births
- 2020s
2020s
272 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 512 births (33% of all-time use).
How Hamzah 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 Hamzah's total volume
Hamzah by state
Where Hamzah concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 152 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 146 | 9.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 78 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 68 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 30 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 17 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.7% |
152 of 1,544 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Hamzah appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hamzah's data
- Hamzah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (512 total births) through the 2020s (272) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hamzahs (152 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hamzah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Hamzah 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.