Boys' name · since 2007
Hossain
Since 2007, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Hossain, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
13 boys have been named Hossain since 2007, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hossain has 13 recorded births among boys since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2014.
- #32,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 2007
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hossain ranks #32,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 2007, peaking in the 2000s.
- #32,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 2007
- 2000s
- peak decade
Hossain's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Hossain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hossain splits its recorded history at 2014: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hossain popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2014
- Peak year (2007)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Hossain by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (7 births, 54% of the file).
2000s was Hossain's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Hossain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7 births (54% of all-time use).
Hossain by state
Where Hossain concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 38.5% |
5 of 13 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hossain's data
- Hossain's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 2010s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Hossains (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Hossain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~7 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, 2007–2014 (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 Hossain 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.