Hamzah Boy
How popular is Hamzah?
#2,797 boy name in 2025
45 baby boys were named Hamzah in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
Hamzah popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,797 for boys (▲ 118 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 45 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,808 in 2015, #2,436 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2008 (67 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,689 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1979 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hamzah 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 Hamzah is most popular
Babies named Hamzah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Hamzah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1980s | 39 | #3,199 |
| 1990s | 257 | #1,689 |
| 2000s | 512 | #2,061 |
| 2010s | 457 | #2,466 |
| 2020s | 272 | #2,436 |
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Questions
- Is Hamzah a boy or girl name?
- Hamzah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hamzah were boys.
- How popular is the name Hamzah?
- 45 baby boys were named Hamzah in the US in 2025, making it the 2797th most popular boy name.
- When was Hamzah most popular?
- Hamzah peaked in 2008, when 67 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,689 in 1999.
- How many people are named Hamzah?
- 1,544 babies have been named Hamzah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,523 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Hamzah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hamzah was most common in Michigan, at 0.1 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.