US rank #4128 Boys' name Peak 2001 1,298 births

Humza — #4128 US boys' name

1,298 babies named Humza in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s2622000s5052010s3472020s172
#4128
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Humza was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

69 babies were named Humza in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Humza

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,298 babies named Humza between 1985 and 2024, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Humza currently holds the #4128 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Humza performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 505 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Humza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 124 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Humza in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Humza 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 1,298 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.

Humza at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,298

Since 1985

40 years of records

Peak year

2001

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#4,128

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1985

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2024

Humza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1985

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2001)
69
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941985 6

Humza by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
505 births that decade — 39% of Humza's all-time total
1980s121990s2622000s5052010s3472020s172

Humza by state

Where Humza concentrates geographically — total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Humza
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
124 9.6%
#2 California
116 8.9%
#3 Texas
73 5.6%
#4 Illinois
49 3.8%
#5 New Jersey
45 3.5%
#6 Michigan
11 0.8%
#7 Florida
5 0.4%
#8 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
New York share of Humza's total US births 9.6%
Even split

124 of 1,298 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Humza appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Humza?
1,298 babies have been named Humza since 1985. It currently ranks #4128 among boys. The peak year was 2001 with 69 births.
When was Humza most popular?
Humza was most popular in the 2000s decade with 505 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Humza most popular?
The top states for the name Humza are New York (124 births), California (116 births), Texas (73 births).
How long has the name Humza been used?
Humza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 40 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Humza?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Humberto, Humphrey, Humbert, Humzah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1985–2024 (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.