Given name · also Urdu
Humza
Humza is a masculine given name from Urdu, ultimately from Arabic.
Original Arabicحمزة
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Humza comes from Urdu, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Humza developed from حمزة.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Humza through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,328
- 1,328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #3,691 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,691 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 69 in 2001. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,137 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.
Humza’s family of names
In English usage, Humza developed from the Arabic form حمزة. In English usage, Humza has a related form in Hamza. In English usage, Humza has a related form in Hamzah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Humza
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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