Given name & surname
Hamzah
“having great strength”
Hamzah is a variant of Hamza. One Arabic interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hamzah is a variant of Hamza. One Arabic interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hamzah is a variant of Hamza. An origin associated with Hamza is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hamzah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,544
- 1,544 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #2,812 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,812 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 67 in 2008. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,466 as a first name in 2020; 280 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hamzah’s family of names
Hamzah has a related form in Hamza. In English usage, Hamzah has a related form in HUMZA.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hamzah
- Hamzah bin HusseinJordanian royalborn 1980
- Hamzah Haz9th Vice President of Indonesia1940–2024
- Hamzah FansuriIndonesian writer1550–1590
- Hamzah az-Zaiyyatcanonical transmitter of the Qira'at (died 772)699–772
- Hamzah ZainudinMalaysian politicianborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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