boys:
9.4k births since 1977
#1212 (74th percentile)
overall:
9.4k births since 1977
#2771 (64th percentile)
The name Hamza is the #2,771 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 9,450 recorded births since 1977. This represents the 64.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 64.2% of all names). For boys, it ranks #1,212 (73.6% percentile) for all time with 9,450 births since 1977.
Hamza first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1977 (first recorded for boys in 1977). Birth data for Hamza is available in 46 out of the 47 years between 1977 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Hamza reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 46.8% percentile (ranked #485) with 286 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 286 births per million (ranked 46.8% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Hamza is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #485 (46.8% percentile) with 286 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Hamza".
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Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Hamza. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 55.6% confident that Hamza is pronounced as HAHM-zuh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is HAM-zuh, at 22.2% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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