Recorded 2007–2014 Boys' name Peak 2007 13 births

Hossain — boys' name

13 babies named Hossain in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s6
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Hossain was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hossain in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hossain

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Hossain between 2007 and 2014, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hossain currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hossain performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Hossain shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hossain in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hossain 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 13 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.

Hossain at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

13

Since 2007

8 years of records

Peak year

2007

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2007

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2014

Hossain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2007

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2007)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
5.566.577.5 20142007 7

Hossain by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 54% of Hossain's all-time total
2000s72010s6

Hossain by state

Where Hossain concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hossain
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 38.5%
New York share of Hossain's total US births 38.5%

5 of 13 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hossain?
13 babies have been named Hossain since 2007. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2007 with 7 births.
When was Hossain most popular?
Hossain was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Hossain most popular?
The top states for the name Hossain are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Hossain been used?
Hossain has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 8 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Hossain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hosea, Hosie, Hosey, Hoss, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2007–2014 (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.