boy's name
Hamza
HAM-za
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 40,831
the United States
#541
2025 births
Hamza is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "lion" or "steadfast." It belonged to the Prophet Muhammad's uncle, known as the Lion of God, and is also the name of an Arabic writing mark.
- Hamza is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 695 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,369 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1955.
Hamza over time
Births per decade in France, 1950s to 2020s. Hamza is more popular in England and Wales — see the country table below. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 |
| 1960s | 45 |
| 1970s | 145 |
| 1980s | 1,005 |
| 1990s | 2,245 |
| 2000s | 4,630 |
| 2010s | 6,155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,030 |
What Hamza means
Hamza means lion, and by extension strong or steadfast. A secondary sense from the same root is sharp or pungent — the quality of something with bite.
Where Hamza comes from
Hamza comes from the Arabic root h-m-z, carrying a sense of sharpness or pressing. Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the Prophet Muhammad's uncle and one of his most formidable defenders, killed at the Battle of Uhud and titled Asad Allah, the Lion of God — which fixed the lion reading of the name. Separately, the hamza is the diacritical mark in Arabic script representing a glottal stop, named from the same root for its pressing or compressing action. The two uses are unrelated in sense but share the root.
Hamza in use
Our data first records Hamza in 1977 and shows it peaking in 2013, still rising, at 129 in England and Wales against 541 in the United States. Its British ranking is roughly four times stronger than its American one, a pattern shared with most names in this group.
How popular is Hamza?
In 2025, Hamza was given to 385 babies in England and Wales, ranking #129 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Where Hamza is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hamza
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hamza also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hamza over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Hamza in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Romanian
- Amza
Sibling names for Hamza
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hamza — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hamza
What does the name Hamza mean?
Hamza means "lion," and by extension strong or steadfast, from the Arabic root h-m-z.
Who was Hamza in Islam?
The Prophet Muhammad's uncle and a celebrated warrior, killed at Uhud and titled Asad Allah, the Lion of God.
Is Hamza also an Arabic letter?
The hamza is a diacritical mark for the glottal stop, named from the same root. The two uses share an origin but not a meaning.
How popular is the name Hamza?
In 2025, Hamza was given to 385 babies in England and Wales, ranking #129 that year. It is well established in England and Wales.
Is Hamza a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamza is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Hamza most popular?
Hamza peaked in 2013, when 695 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Hamza a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hamza currently ranks #129 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.