Hamza Boy
How popular is Hamza?
#541 boy name in 2025
556 baby boys were named Hamza in the US in 2025, making it the 541st most popular boy name.
Hamza popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #541 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 556 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #616 in 2015, #659 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (565 boys) |
| Highest rank | #527 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1977 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hamza counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hamza family of names ranked #492 for boys in 2025 (#488 the year before), with 601 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hamza | 556 | 93% |
| Hamzah | 45 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hamza is most popular
Babies named Hamza per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Minnesota: 1.3 per 1,000 (162 boys)
- Virginia: 0.7 per 1,000 (142 boys)
- New York: 0.7 per 1,000 (319 boys)
- Illinois: 0.6 per 1,000 (163 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.6 per 1,000 (123 boys)
Hamza by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 | #5,843 |
| 1980s | 143 | #2,148 |
| 1990s | 863 | #817 |
| 2000s | 2,694 | #707 |
| 2010s | 3,928 | #569 |
| 2020s | 2,935 | #527 |
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Questions
- Is Hamza a boy or girl name?
- Hamza is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hamza were boys.
- How popular is the name Hamza?
- 556 baby boys were named Hamza in the US in 2025, making it the 541st most popular boy name.
- When was Hamza most popular?
- Hamza peaked in 2024, when 565 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #527 in 2024.
- How many people are named Hamza?
- 10,573 babies have been named Hamza in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,466 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Hamza most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hamza was most common in Minnesota, at 1.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.