Boys' name · since 1996

Huzaifa

485 babies named Huzaifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,041 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,493 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
485
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Huzaifa is the #3493 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 485 recorded since 1996.

Huzaifa has 485 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3493 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.

  • #8,041 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,493 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 485 born since 1996
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huzaifa ranks #8,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,493 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 485 born since 1996, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,041 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,493 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
485
born since 1996
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.9%
Huzaifa vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Huzaifa's 485 recorded births place it above 82.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Huzaifa compares

485 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Huzaifa's all-time total is 31% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Huzaifa Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 485 369 358,536
Peak-year births 41 34 22,252

Huzaifa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Huzaifa's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Huzaifa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
41
Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
01020304050 19962002200620102014201820222025 33

Huzaifa by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (203 births, 42% of the file).

2020s was Huzaifa's strongest decade.

203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Huzaifa births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 203 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Huzaifa by state

Where Huzaifa concentrates geographically, total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Huzaifa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
74 15.3%
#2 California
21 4.3%
#3 Michigan
5 1.0%
#4 Texas
5 1.0%
New York share of Huzaifa's total US births 15.3%
Even split

74 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huzaifa?
485 babies have been named Huzaifa since 1996. All-time, it sits at #8,041 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,493 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 41 births.
Where does Huzaifa sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huzaifa ranks #8,041 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,493 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Huzaifa most popular?
Huzaifa was most popular in the 2020s decade with 203 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Huzaifa most popular?
The top states for the name Huzaifa are New York (74 births), California (21 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Huzaifa been used?
Huzaifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 30 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Huzaifa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Huzaifah. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Huzaifa's data

  • New York records the most Huzaifas (74 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.

Keep exploring Huzaifa

Nearby Names Like Huzaifa

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Huzaifa

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Huzaifa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2025 (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 Huzaifa 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.