Hamza
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About Hamza
Hamza was the legendary uncle of the Prophet Muhammad, hero of The Hamzanama, the Story of Hamza.
Pronounced HAM-zuh.
As of October 2026, Hamza ranked #541 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #527 in 2024.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #621 | 426 | 221.8 |
| 2015 | #616 | 435 | 226.9 |
| 2016 | #569 | 493 | 259.8 |
| 2017 | #635 | 409 | 221 |
| 2018 | #613 | 440 | 242.3 |
| 2019 | #652 | 409 | 228 |
| 2020 | #659 | 398 | 230.6 |
| 2021 | #648 | 426 | 243.5 |
| 2022 | #604 | 466 | 266.9 |
| 2023 | #557 | 524 | 306.3 |
| 2024 | #527 | 565 | 327.9 |
| 2025 | #541 | 556 | 325.5 |
World rankings
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Hamza on lists
Famous Hamzas
- Hamza Abbasi
Pakistani actor, model, and director
- Hamza Alic
Bosnian shot putter (2008 Olympics)
- Hamza Bin Laden
son of Osama Bin Laden
- Hamza Cakir
Turkish,German footballer
- Hamza El Din (1929
2006), Egyptian composer, oud player & vocalist
- Hamza Dirani
Jordanian race car & kart racing driver
- Hamza Hamzaoglu
Turkish football manager & former player
- Hamza Hatoum
Contestant on Big Brother Canada 6
- Hamza ibn 'Abdul
Muttalib, paternal uncle of the Prophet Muhammad
- Hamza Koudri
Algerian footballer
- Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi (1889
1929), Soviet & Uzbek author & poet
- Hamza Yerlikaya
Turkish wrestler (1996 & 2000 Olympic Champion)
- Hamza Younes
Tunisian footballer
Hamza in pop culture
- Hamza
a letter in the Arabic alphabet
- Hamza River
unofficial name of Brazilian river
- Hamza Stone
black antic rock at the Giresun Adasi (Turkey)