Boys' name · since 1978
Husam
Husam has 444 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
444 babies have been named Husam since 1978, making it today's #12420 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Husam recorded 444 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #12420 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #8,467 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,420 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 444 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Husam ranks #8,467 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,420 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 444 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,467 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,420 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 444
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Husam's 444 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Husam compares
444 Top 47% higher than 53% of 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
Husam's all-time total is 20% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Husam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 444 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Husam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Husam splits its recorded history at 2003: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Husam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Husam by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (119 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Husam's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Husam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
105 births
- 2000s
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s 45
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 119 births (27% of all-time use).
Husam by state
Where Husam concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 444 births nationwide.
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What to do with Husam's data
- Husam's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Husams (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Husam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
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, 1978–2025 (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 Husam 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.