Boys' name · since 1990
Hussam
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 279 babies named Hussam, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,392 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hussam is the #7392 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 279 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hussam has been recorded 279 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #7392 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #11,033 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,392 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 279 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hussam ranks #11,033 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,392 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 279 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,392 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 279
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hussam's 279 recorded births place it above 75.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hussam compares
279 44th 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
Hussam's all-time total is 24% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hussam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 279 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hussam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hussam's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2006, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hussam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Hussam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (92 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Hussam's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Hussam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 92 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hussam's data
- Hussam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hussam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Hussam 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.