Husain — #6266 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Husain

The Social Security Administration has registered 404 babies named Husain between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Husain currently holds the #6266 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Husain performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Husain shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Husain in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Husain 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 404 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.