Boys' name · since 1975
Hossein
Since 1975, U.S. Social Security records show 61 babies named Hossein, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hossein sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 61 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hossein has been recorded 61 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2022.
- #20,764 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 61 born since 1975
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hossein ranks #20,764 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 61 born since 1975, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 61
- born since 1975
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hossein's 61 recorded births place it above 54.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hossein's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Hossein's full recorded timeline at 1987, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Hossein popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2022
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Hossein by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (21 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Hossein's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Hossein births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 21 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Hossein's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (21 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hossein: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1975–2022 (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 Hossein 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.