The story behind Hussain
A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): HH UW0 S EY1 N
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Hussain ranked #1947 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Hussain
Haroun
Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn, “Aaron”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Harun
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish هارون (hârûn), from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾahărōn). Borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hārūn
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʔahăron). Borrowed from Classical Persian هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Arabic هَارُون (hārūn), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אַהֲרֹן…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hasan
From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”). Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حسن (hasan), from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Hassan
From Arabic حَسَّان (ḥassān, “doer of good”). Borrowed from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Husain
Borrowed from Classical Persian حسین (husayn), itself from Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Hussain
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Hussain
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length