Hamzah
Hamzah was the 2812th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1703rd; the most babies were born in 2008 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 12 places. More babies were named Hamzah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Hamza) lion; strong (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,812 boys, down 365 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200867 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,544babies recorded
What does the name Hamzah mean?
Hamzah is a spelling of Hamza, pronounced the same way, so it shares Hamza's meaning and origin.
Hamza is an Arabic name best known through Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, a companion (sahabi) of the prophet Muhammad. Wiktionary derives it from the Arabic noun ḥamza, lion, from the root ḥ-m-z. Wiktionary also records Hamza as an Arabic surname. In Arabic the first sound is a breathy h made deep in the throat, which English speakers usually replace with an ordinary h. In the US it has been used as a boys' name since the 1970s.
حَمْزَة (Arabic, “lion (per Wiktionary)”)ح م ز (Arabic, “root”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary glosses it 'lion'; this is not confirmed by an edited Arabic dictionary here.
Related names: Hamzah, Hamze.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hamza' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'حمزة' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Hamzah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,812 | 45 |
| 2020 | #2,447 | 53 |
| 2010 | #2,482 | 50 |
| 2000 | #2,206 | 45 |
| 1990 | #4,797 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Hamzah, counting every spelling?
Hamzah is a spelling of Hamza, a name family that ranked #500 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,812 for Hamzah on its own. Together these spellings went to 601 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza | 556 | #541 | 2,537 |
| Hamzah | 45 | #2,812 | 219 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Hamzah?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hamzah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hamzah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hamzah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hamzah?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Hamzah are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 9 and 25. That makes Hamzah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Hamzah by state
How common Hamzah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hamzah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hamzah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Hamzah
What does Hamzah mean?
Hamzah is a spelling of Hamza, which means “lion; strong (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Hamzah?
Hamzah was the 2812th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 1703rd; the most babies were born in 2008 (67). Over the last ten years it has moved up 12 places. More babies were named Hamzah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Hamzah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hamzah in the US.
Where is Hamzah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hamzah was most common in Michigan (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.