Recorded 1999–2022 Boys' name Peak 2013 62 births

Hossam — boys' name

62 babies named Hossam in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s52010s452020s7
2010s
Peak decade

73% of everyone ever named Hossam was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

7 babies were named Hossam in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hossam

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Hossam between 1999 and 2022, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hossam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hossam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hossam shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hossam 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 62 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.

Hossam at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

62

Since 1999

24 years of records

Peak year

2013

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1999

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2022

Hossam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1999

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2013)
7
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20222019201820172016201520142013201120081999 5

Hossam by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
45 births that decade — 73% of Hossam's all-time total
1990s52000s52010s452020s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hossam?
62 babies have been named Hossam since 1999. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2013 with 7 births.
When was Hossam most popular?
Hossam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Hossam been used?
Hossam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 24 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Hossam?
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, 1999–2022 (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.