Huzaifa
Meaning "little lion" or "courageous", an Arabic masculine given name.
Name Census estimates that about 448 living Americans carry the first name Huzaifa. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Huzaifa today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Huzaifa births was 2022 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Huzaifa. 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 Huzaifa with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
448
~ 1 in 765,077 Americans
Peak year
2022
41 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,171
Tracked since 1996
Census
Huzaifa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 433 people with the first name Huzaifa, which placed it at #22,843 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
#22,843
National first-name rank
People counted
433
433 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
91.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Huzaifa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huzaifa is Asian/Pacific Islander at 91.7%. The next largest groups are Black (4.2%) and White (2.8%). 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 Huzaifa 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 Huzaifa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander91.7% · 397
- Black or African American4.2% · 18
- White2.8% · 12
- Two or more races1.2% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.2% · 1
Popularity
Huzaifa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Huzaifa from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 182 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Huzaifa 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 Huzaifa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Huzaifas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. New York, California, Michigan recorded the most babies named Huzaifa, while Michigan, California, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 29 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Huzaifa
The name Huzaifa is an Arabic name with origins dating back to the 7th century. It is derived from the Arabic word "huzn," which means sorrow or grief, and "fa'ifa," which means to be free from something. Together, the name is believed to mean "one who is free from sorrow or grief."
Huzaifa was the name of a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Huzaifa ibn Al-Yaman Al-Absi was a prominent figure in early Islamic history and was known for his bravery and loyalty to the prophet. He fought alongside Muhammad in several battles, including the Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Trench.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Huzaifa can be found in the Quran, the central religious text of Islam. The name is mentioned in verse 4:115, where it refers to a person who disobeys the prophet and follows a path other than that of the believers.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Huzaifa. One of the most famous was Huzaifa ibn Al-Yaman Al-Absi, the companion of the prophet Muhammad, who lived from around 595 to 670 CE.
Another prominent figure was Huzaifa bin Uthman, a Muslim scholar and jurist who lived in the 8th century CE. He was renowned for his knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence and his contributions to the development of Islamic law.
In the 11th century, Huzaifa al-Mahalli was a renowned Egyptian scholar and jurist who made significant contributions to the field of Islamic theology and law. He was born in 1005 CE and died in 1083 CE.
During the 13th century, Huzaifa Ala al-Din was a famous Persian poet and mystic who lived from 1215 to 1288 CE. He was known for his spiritual poetry and his influence on Sufi literature.
In the 20th century, Huzaifa bin Khalifa Al Nahyan was a prominent member of the Al Nahyan ruling family of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He served as the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 to 1926 and played a crucial role in the development of the emirate.
People
Huzaifa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Huzaifa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Huzaifa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huzaifa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 448 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Huzaifa 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 765,077 US residents.
Is Huzaifa a common name?
We classify Huzaifa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 452 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Huzaifa most popular?
The single biggest year for Huzaifa was 2022, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Huzaifa is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Huzaifa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 433 people with the name Huzaifa, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,843 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 Huzaifa 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 Huzaifa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Huzaifa leans strongly male. 428 people counted with this name were male (98.2%), compared with 8 female bearers (1.8%). 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 Huzaifa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huzaifa is Asian/Pacific Islander at 91.7%. The next largest groups are Black (4.2%) and White (2.8%). 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 Huzaifa most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Huzaifa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.7% (397 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 Huzaifa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Huzaifa a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Huzaifa 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 Huzaifa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Huzaifa 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 Huzaifa 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 have the name Huzaifa?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.