Hussein has been given to about 3,402 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2015, which makes it a current name.
Its best year was 2015, when 135 babies were given the name, ranking 1311th. The typical living American called Hussein is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.
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.