MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hussain mean?
Arabic Ḥusayn is a diminutive of Ḥasan, good or beautiful. Its formation expresses the affectionate sense of a little or dear beautiful one.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हुसेन
Conventional spelling
Arabic
حسين
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
हुसैन
13,241 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hussain in Indian usage
62,372 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 16,852 records (27%).
- Recorded as male: 45,520 records (73%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,352 |
| 1940s | 3,539 |
| 1950s | 7,098 |
| 1960s | 11,047 |
| 1970s | 13,912 |
| 1980s | 15,623 |
| 1990s | 9,477 |
| Other decades | 324 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 23,239 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 14,536 |
| Kerala | 9,986 |
| Rajasthan | 5,868 |
| Bihar | 3,936 |
| Assam | 1,762 |
| Haryana | 728 |
| Goa | 338 |
| Jharkhand | 288 |
| Karnataka | 210 |
| Gujarat | 205 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 202 |
| Punjab | 178 |
| Tripura | 169 |
| Delhi | 154 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 137 |
| Other states | 436 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hussain / M | 127 | 334 |
| Scotland | Hussain / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hussain; Table_6, C340 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hussain; Table_6, C340
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hussain; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hussain; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Husayn ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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