Hamza

Boy name

Hamza has been given to 10,573 babies in the U.S. since 1977. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #541 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).

Origin: Arabic

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,573

Peak year

2024 (565 babies)

Rank in 2025

#541 for boys

First recorded

1977

10-year trend

▲ +28%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Hamza.

10,612 babies since 1951

10,494 babies since 1998

10,659 babies since 1900

10,475 babies since 1882

10,705 babies since 1971

10,386 babies since 1880

10,816 babies since 1944

10,281 babies since 1880

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