Given name & surname
Hussain
“the small handsome one; a good man”
Hussain is a variant of Hussein. One Arabic interpretation is “the small handsome one; a good man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hussain 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
Hussain is a variant of Hussein. An origin associated with Hussein is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hussain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,069
- 2,069 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 101 babies
- 2025
- 79
- #1,947 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 79 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,947 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 7.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (13). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,800 as a first name in 2020; 19,121 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.
Hussain’s family of names
Hussain has a related form in Hussein. Hussain has a related form in Husain. In English usage, Hussain has an alternative spelling in Husayn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 Hussain
- Hussain Muhammad ErshadPresident of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990 Former (6th) Army chief of Bangladesh1930–2019
- Hussain ShahPakistan boxerborn 1964
- Hussain Al JassmiEmirati singerborn 1979
- Hussain YeeMalaysian Scholarborn 1950
- Hussain al-ShahristaniIraqi politicianborn 1942
- Abdullah Hussain HaroonPakistani diplomatborn 1950
- Hussain MontassirEgyptian basketball player (born 1923)
- Hussain DawoodPakistani industrialist, educationist and philanthropistborn 1943
- Hussain Al-MusawiKuwaiti footballerborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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