Boys' name · since 1981
Husein
Husein has 88 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
88 boys have been named Husein since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Husein recorded 88 times among boys since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1981 to 2013.
- #18,215 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 88 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Husein ranks #18,215 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,215 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Husein's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Husein's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Husein splits its recorded history at 2003: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Husein popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2013
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Husein by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (39 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Husein's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Husein births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 39 births (44% of all-time use).
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- Husein's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Husein: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1981–2013 (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 Husein 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.