Hussan
A masculine name of Arabic origin meaning handsome or good-looking.
Name Census estimates that about 49 living Americans carry the first name Hussan. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hussan today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hussan births was 2002 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hussan. 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 Hussan with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Hussan. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
49
~ 1 in 6,994,986 Americans
Peak year
2002
8 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2011 SSA rank
#13,027
Tracked since 1991
Census
Hussan in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 207 people with the first name Hussan, which placed it at #37,585 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
#37,585
National first-name rank
People counted
207
207 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
44.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hussan
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hussan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (26.6%) and Black (16.9%). 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 Hussan 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 Hussan at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander44.9% · 93
- White26.6% · 55
- Black or African American16.9% · 35
- Two or more races7.7% · 16
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 2
Popularity
Hussan: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hussan from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 34 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hussan 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 Hussan during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Hussan
The name Hussan has its origins in the Arabic language and Islamic culture. It is a variation of the more common name Hassan, which is derived from the Arabic root word "hasuna," meaning "handsome" or "good-looking." The name Hussan is believed to have emerged during the early medieval period in the Middle East and North Africa regions.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Hussan can be found in the historical accounts of the Abbasid Caliphate, which ruled over vast territories spanning from modern-day Iraq to parts of North Africa and Spain between the 8th and 13th centuries. During this period, the name Hussan was often given to male children born into influential families or those with connections to the ruling elite.
Throughout the centuries, the name Hussan has been borne by several notable figures in Islamic history and literature. One such figure was Hussan ibn Thabit, a renowned poet who lived in the 7th century and was a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. His poetic works, which often praised the virtues of Islam and the Prophet, are still studied and celebrated in the Arab world today.
Another historical figure with the name Hussan was Hussan al-Basri, a revered Islamic scholar and theologian who lived in the 7th and 8th centuries. He is credited with establishing the Basra school of Islamic jurisprudence and played a significant role in shaping the development of Islamic thought and philosophy during the early years of the faith.
In the realm of literature, one of the most famous bearers of the name Hussan was Hussan ibn Ishaq al-Jawhari, a renowned lexicographer and author of the seminal Arabic dictionary "Al-Sihah." Born in the late 10th century, his work became a benchmark for Arabic lexicography and helped to preserve and document the richness of the Arabic language.
During the medieval period, the name Hussan also gained prominence in various parts of the Islamic world, including Persia (modern-day Iran) and the Indian subcontinent. In the 16th century, Hussan Banna was a renowned Persian poet and mystic who authored numerous works that explored the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of Sufism.
In more recent history, one of the most notable figures with the name Hussan was Hussan II, the Sultan of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty who ruled from 1929 to 1961. His reign witnessed significant political and social changes in Morocco, including the country's eventual independence from French colonial rule in 1956.
People
Hussan + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hussan 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
Hussan: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hussan?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 49 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hussan 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 6,994,986 US residents.
Is Hussan a common name?
We classify Hussan as "Very Rare". It ranks above 54% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 50 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hussan most popular?
The single biggest year for Hussan was 2002, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hussan is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hussan in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 207 people with the name Hussan, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,585 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 Hussan 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 Hussan?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hussan leans strongly male. 162 people counted with this name were male (83.9%), compared with 31 female bearers (16.1%). 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 Hussan?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hussan is Asian/Pacific Islander at 44.9%. The next largest groups are White (26.6%) and Black (16.9%). 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 Hussan most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Hussan in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.9% (93 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 Hussan in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hussan a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hussan 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 Hussan still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hussan 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 Hussan 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 many people share the name Hussan?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.