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Hamza

100% boys · #541 in the US for boys, 2025

Hamza has been given to about 10,573 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,332
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hamza per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 565
  • Born in 2025556
  • All time10,573
  • England & Wales, 2025#130 · 385

How popular is Hamza?

Hamza ranks 541st among American boys in 2025, with 556 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 565 babies were given the name, ranking 527th. The typical living American called Hamza is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Hamza

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hassan0.58
  2. Hasan0.56
  3. Harlan0.53
  4. Hans0.48
  5. Harland0.47
  6. Hayward0.47
  7. Harmon0.45

Middle names for Hamza

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hamza John0.83
  2. Hamza Lee0.83
  3. Hamza Dean0.82
  4. Hamza Bryce0.82
  5. Hamza Ross0.82
  6. Hamza Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Hamza

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zainbrother · 0.99
  2. Leylasister · 0.99
  3. Kylanbrother · 0.99
  4. Amirahsister · 0.99
  5. Yosefbrother · 0.99
  6. Noorsister · 0.99

Where Hamza is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.08%
  2. Virginia0.05%
  3. Illinois0.04%
  4. New Jersey0.04%
  5. New York0.04%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Hamza White0.78
  2. Hamza Reyes0.78
  3. Hamza Nguyen0.78
  4. Hamza Moore0.78
  5. Hamza Lee0.78
  6. Hamza Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Hamza

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025

Hamza across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.