How Many People Are Named Hussein Ahmed?

There are approximately 1 people named Hussein Ahmed living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Hussein with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ahmed. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Hussein

Last Name

Ahmed

Hussein: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Hussein. The peak year was 2015 with 135 births. The average person named Hussein today is 19 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Hussein

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Hussein in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Hussein rose or fell over time.

White

67.77%

Black

23.82%

Hispanic

1.52%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.02%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.03%

Two or More Races

3.84%

Ancestry of the Ahmed Surname

The surname Ahmed was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Ahmed in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

16.75%

Black

25.45%

Hispanic

1.30%

Asian/Pacific Islander

52.76%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.15%

Two or More Races

3.59%

How we calculated this

The first name "Hussein" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Ahmed" appears at a rate of 24.91 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Hussein are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Hussein

Hussein Smith Hussein Johnson Hussein Williams Hussein Brown Hussein Jones Hussein Garcia

Other people with the surname Ahmed

Michael Ahmed James Ahmed John Ahmed David Ahmed Robert Ahmed William Ahmed Rifat Ahmed

Hussein Ahmed: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Hussein Ahmed?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Hussein Ahmed are alive in the United States today. The first name Hussein is shared by 3,268 Americans, and the surname Ahmed is shared by 85,383.

How rare is the name Hussein Ahmed?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Hussein is rare and the surname Ahmed is uncommon.

Is Hussein a male or female name?

Hussein is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2015 and the average bearer today is 19 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Hussein?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Hussein was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (67.77%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (23.82%) and Two or More Races (3.84%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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