Humza
A masculine Arabic name meaning "brave, courageous one" or "lion".
Name Census estimates that about 1,281 living Americans carry the first name Humza. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Humza today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Humza births was 2001 (69 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Humza. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Humza with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.3K
~ 1 in 267,568 Americans
Peak year
2001
69 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,106
Tracked since 1985
Census
Humza in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,142 people with the first name Humza, which placed it at #11,315 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#11,315
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,142 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
83.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Humza
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Humza is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.8%. The next largest groups are White (5.9%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Humza described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Humza at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander83.8% · 957
- White5.9% · 67
- Two or more races4.6% · 52
- Black or African American4.1% · 47
- Hispanic or Latino1.7% · 19
Popularity
Humza: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Humza from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 505 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Humza remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Humza by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Humza during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Humzas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. New York, California, Texas recorded the most babies named Humza, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 48 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Humza
The given name Humza is of Arabic origin, derived from the word "hamza," which means "brave" or "courageous." It is a variant spelling of the more common Arabic name Hamza. The name has been in use since ancient times in the Middle East and North Africa, where Arabic culture and language have had a significant influence.
Humza was a name borne by several historical figures in the Islamic world. One of the earliest and most notable was Humza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, who lived in the 6th century CE and was a paternal uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. He was among the first to embrace Islam and played a crucial role in the early defense and propagation of the new religion.
Another significant figure with this name was Humza al-Isfahani, a renowned Arab scholar and historian who lived in the 10th century CE. He is best known for his extensive work "Kitab al-Aghani" (The Book of Songs), a comprehensive anthology of Arabic poetry and biographies of poets.
In the 13th century, Humza al-Tusi was a renowned Persian mathematician and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the development of trigonometry and is credited with introducing the concept of the sine function in its present form.
During the Ottoman Empire, Humza Pasha was a prominent military leader and statesman who served as the Grand Vizier (chief minister) of the Ottoman Empire in the late 16th century. He played a crucial role in various military campaigns and diplomatic negotiations.
In more recent times, Humza Yousaf, born in 1985, is a Scottish politician who has served as the First Minister of Scotland since 2023. He is the first Muslim to hold this position and has been a prominent figure in Scottish politics for several years.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals throughout history who bore the name Humza. The name has endured across centuries, reflecting its Arabic roots and the cultural and historical significance it carries.
People
Humza + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Humza as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Humza: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Humza?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,281 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Humza going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 267,568 US residents.
Is Humza a common name?
We classify Humza as "Rare". It ranks above 91.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,298 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Humza most popular?
The single biggest year for Humza was 2001, when 69 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Humza is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Humza in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,142 people with the name Humza, or 0.38 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,315 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Humza in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Humza?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Humza appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,137 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Humza?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Humza is Asian/Pacific Islander at 83.8%. The next largest groups are White (5.9%) and Two or More Races (4.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Humza most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Humza in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.8% (957 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Humza in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Humza a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Humza in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Humza still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Humza in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Humza can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Humza?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Humza at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.