Recorded 1981–2013 Boys' name Peak 2000 88 births

Husein — boys' name

88 babies named Husein in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s192000s392010s17
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Husein was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Husein in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Husein

The Social Security Administration has registered 88 babies named Husein between 1981 and 2013, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Husein currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Husein performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Husein shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Husein 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 88 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.

Husein at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

88

Since 1981

33 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1981

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2013

Husein popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1981

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
456789 20132010200620032000199619871981 7

Husein by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
39 births that decade — 44% of Husein's all-time total
1980s131990s192000s392010s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Husein?
88 babies have been named Husein since 1981. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Husein most popular?
Husein was most popular in the 2000s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Husein been used?
Husein has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 33 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Husein?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hussein, Huston, Hussain, Husam, 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, 1981–2013 (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.