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Hamza

Hamza: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“lion”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
HAHM-zah · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Arabic name borne by Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. The name is traditionally associated with strength and steadfastness.

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How popular is Hamza?

2024170 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Hamza in 2024565

2024 rank#527 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188010,017

Hamza is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Hamza

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Hamza questions

What does the name Hamza mean?

Hamza means "lion". It comes from Arabic. Arabic name borne by Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. The name is traditionally associated with strength and steadfastness.

Is Hamza a boy or girl name?

Hamza is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Hamza?

565 US babies were named Hamza in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Hamza?

Hamza is usually pronounced HAHM-zah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.