Husayn is a distinctive choice, ranked #1402 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Husayn in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1402
About the Name Husayn
Husayn is steadily gaining in popularity, up 29 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #1329 in 2021, and it currently sits at #1402. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1999.
Husayn 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 Husayn
Unlikely. With around 19 UK babies named Husayn per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Husayn in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Husayn is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 29 places over the last five years to #1402 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Husayn 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.
Husayn does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Husayns in the wild.
19
UK babies named Husayn (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 29 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Husayn
Likely around 1 other Husayn in the class
UK Popularity (1999–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Husayn
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Amir Husayn was a member of the Qara'unas, a Mongol military elite group of mixed Mongol and Turkic origin, and held de facto power over the Chagatai Khanate in the later 14th century. Amir Husayn was initially an ally, and later an opponent of Timur.
Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī Kāshifī, Persian: کمالالدین حسین بن علی سبزواری best simply known as Husayn Kashifi, Persian: مولانا حسین واعظ کاشفی was a prolific Persian prose-stylist, a poet, a Quran exegete, a Sufi scholar, and an astronomer of the Timurid era. Kashifi was his pen name, whereas his surname al-Wāʿiẓ ("the preacher") denoted his professional occupation.
Ala al-Din Husayn (Persian: علاء الدین حسین) was king of the Ghurid dynasty from 1149 to 1161. He was one of the greatest Ghurid kings, and it was during his reign that the Ghurid dynasty rose to prominence.