Given name & surname
Husain
“the small handsome one; a good man”
Husain is a variant of Hussein. One Arabic interpretation is “the small handsome one; a good man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Husain is a variant of Hussein. One Arabic interpretation is “the small handsome one; a good man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
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
Husain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 412
- 412 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,221 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,221 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 562 as a first name in 2020; 3,218 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.
Husain’s family of names
Husain has a related form in Hussein. Husain has a related form in Hussein. Husain has a related form in Hussain.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Husain
- Husain Ahmad MadaniIndian freedom struggle leader and scholar1879–1957
- Husain HaqqaniPakistani diplomat (born 1956)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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