Boys' name · since 1985
Husayn
Husayn has 217 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Husayn currently ranks #3616 among boys' names in America, with 217 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Husayn has been recorded 217 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #3616 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #12,453 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,616 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 217 born since 1985
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Husayn ranks #12,453 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,616 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 217 born since 1985, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,453 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,616 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 217
- born since 1985
- 2020s
- peak decade
Husayn's 217 recorded births place it above 72.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Husayn compares
217 39th percentile among 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
Husayn's all-time total is 41% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Husayn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 217 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Husayn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Husayn splits its recorded history at 2017: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Husayn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Husayn by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (115 births, 53% of the file).
2020s was Husayn's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Husayn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 115 births (53% of all-time use).
Husayn by state
Where Husayn concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 4.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 3.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 2.3% |
10 of 217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- California records the most Husayns (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Husayn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1985–2025 (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 Husayn 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.