Hamzah is a distinctive choice, ranked #711 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hamzah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#711
About the Name Hamzah
Hamzah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 251 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #202 in 2001 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Hamzah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hamzah
Unlikely. With around 50 UK babies named Hamzah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hamzah in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hamzah is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 251 places over the last five years to #711 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Hamzah is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Hamzah include: Hamzah bin Hussein — Hamzah bin Al Hussein is the fourth son of King Hussein of Jordan overall and the first by his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor.; Hamzah Sheeraz — Mohammed Hamzah Sheeraz is a British professional boxer.; Princess Basmah Hamzah — Princess Basmah Hamzah (Arabic: بسمة حمزة, née Basmah Bani Ahmad Al-Outom Arabic: بسمة بني أحمد العتوم; born 1979) is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of....
Hamzah does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hamzahs in the wild.
50
UK babies named Hamzah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 251 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hamzah
Likely around 1 other Hamzah in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
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Hamzah bin Al Hussein is the fourth son of King Hussein of Jordan overall and the first by his American-born fourth wife, Queen Noor. He was named Crown Prince of Jordan on 7 February 1999, a position he held until his older half-brother, King Abdullah II, rescinded it on 28 November 2004.
Princess Basmah Hamzah (Arabic: بسمة حمزة, née Basmah Bani Ahmad Al-Outom Arabic: بسمة بني أحمد العتوم; born 1979) is the second wife of Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan.
Dato' Laila Utama Hajah Mazuin binti Hamzah is the Malaysian-born singer, musician and actress. Additionally, she is previously a member of the royal family of Brunei as the third wife of Prince Sufri Bolkiah, brother of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah.
Hamzah bin Zainudin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Larut since March 2008. He served as the 17th Leader of the Opposition from December 2022 to his resignation in April 2026.
Tengku Razaleigh bin Tengku Mohd Hamzah is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang from August 1986 to November 2022 and for Ulu Kelantan from August 1974 to August 1986. He is the longest-serving MP to date, serving from 1974 until 2022, for 48 years in a row.
Hamzah Hussain (sometimes spelt as Hamzah Hussein or Hamzah Husin) is a former football player who represented the Malaysian national football team in the 1970s. He played for Kelantan FA, Pahang FA and Selangor FA in Malaysia Cup competition.
Tengku Amir Hamzah was an Indonesian poet and National Hero of Indonesia. Born into a Malay aristocratic family in the Sultanate of Langkat in North Sumatra, he was educated in both Sumatra and Java.
Hamzah Fansuri was a 16th-century Sumatran Sufi writer, and the first writer known to write mystical panentheistic ideas in the Malay language. He wrote poetry as well as prose.