Hamza: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced HAHM-zuh · 2 syllables

Hamza means “lion”, from Arabic.

From Arabic (hamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root (h m z).

How popular is Hamza?

Hamza was the #541 name in the US in 2025, given to 556 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Hamza in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Hamza are older than 24; most are between 18 and 36. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Hamza have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Hamza means “lion”. It comes from Arabic.

Hamza is pronounced HAHM-zuh.

Hamza was the #541 name in the US in 2025, given to 556 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Hamza are older than 24. Most are between 18 and 36.