Hussein

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain, coming from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n, is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful".

From Wikipedia

Hussein first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 48 babies (rank #693 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hussein

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hussein yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

608

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hussein

Hussein I of Jordanmonarch · b. 1935
Hussein bin Abdullah, Crown Prince of Jordancrown prince · b. 1994
Hussein Kamel of Egyptpolitician · b. 1853
Hussein Arnouscivil servant · b. 1953
Hussein Onnpolitician · b. 1922

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#688
1997	19	#820
1998	18	#865
1999	15	#992
2000	21	#802
2001	22	#796
2002	15	#1,098
2003	27	#771
2004	37	#660
2005	27	#860
2006	33	#774
2007	29	#887
2008	38	#764
2009	33	#858
2010	35	#841
2011	39	#783
2012	30	#969
2013	36	#842
2014	36	#844
2015	48	#693
2016	27	#1,064