Recorded 1978–2023 Boys' name Peak 2002 439 births

Husam — boys' name

439 babies named Husam in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s491990s1052000s1192010s1142020s40
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Husam was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

19 babies were named Husam in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Husam

The Social Security Administration has registered 439 babies named Husam between 1978 and 2023, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Husam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Husam performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Husam shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Husam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Husam 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 439 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.

Husam at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

439

Since 1978

46 years of records

Peak year

2002

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1978

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2023

Husam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1978

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2002)
19
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 20232017201120051999199319851978 5

Husam by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
119 births that decade — 27% of Husam's all-time total
1970s121980s491990s1052000s1192010s1142020s40

Husam by state

Where Husam concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Husam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 1.4%
New York share of Husam's total US births 1.4%

6 of 439 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Husam?
439 babies have been named Husam since 1978. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2002 with 19 births.
When was Husam most popular?
Husam was most popular in the 2000s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Husam most popular?
The top states for the name Husam are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Husam been used?
Husam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 46 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Husam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hussein, Huston, Hussain, Husain, 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, 1978–2023 (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.