Given name
Hosam
“a handsome man”
Hosam is a variant of Hosaam. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hosam is a variant of Hosaam. One Arabic interpretation is “a handsome man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hosam is a variant of Hosaam. An origin associated with Hosaam is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hosam through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 72 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 378 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hosam’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Hosam has an alternative transcription in HOSSAM. Hosam has a related form in Hosaam.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hosam
- Hossam HassanEgyptian association football player and coachborn 1966
- Hossam GhalyEgyptian former footballer (born 1981)
- Hossam AshourEgyptian association football playerborn 1986
- Hussam Abu SafiyaPalestinian physicianborn 1973
- Husam Abu DahabJordanian footballerborn 2000
- Hossam ShabatPalestinian journalist (2001–2025)
- Hossam HassanEgyptian association football player (born 1989)
- Hossam Abdel-MoneimEgyptian association football playerborn 1975
- Hossam RamzyEgyptian percussionist and music producer (1953-2019)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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