Boys' name · since 1999
Hossam
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 69 babies named Hossam, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hossam is the #10156 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 69 recorded since 1999.
Social Security Administration records show Hossam recorded 69 times among boys since 1999, holding rank #10156 nationally today, ahead of 27% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #19,912 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,156 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 69 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hossam ranks #19,912 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,156 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 69 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,912 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,156 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 69
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hossam's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hossam compares
69 21st percentile among 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
Hossam's all-time total is 81% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hossam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 69 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hossam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hossam's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hossam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Hossam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 65% of the file).
2010s was Hossam's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Hossam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (65% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hossam's data
- Hossam's decade-level peak was the 2010s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hossam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Hossam 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.