The first name Hamza
A boy’s name from Arabic meaning “lion”.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Hamza means “lion” in Arabic.
From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
More names that mean lion.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 385 boys were named Hamza, making it the 129th most popular boys’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Hamza with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Hamza at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 556 boys born in the United States were named Hamza, the 541st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 565 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Hamza
28 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Hamza ChoudhuryEnglish-Bangladeshi association football player (born 1997)
- Hamza AbdelkarimEgyptian footballer (born 2008)
- Hamza YusufAmerican Islamic scholar (born 1958)
- Hamza NamiraEgyptian singer, songwriter, and music producer, born 1980
- Hamzah Haz9th Vice President of Indonesia, 1940–2024
- Hamza ibn Ali ibn AhmadFounding leader of the Druze, 985–1041
- Hamza al-Ghamdi9/11 hijacker (1980–2001)
- Hamza AlićAthletics (sport) competitor, born 1979
- Hamza Al-DardourFootballer, born 1991
- Hamza al-Isbahani10th-century Persian philologist and historian, 893–971
- Hamza Ali Al-KhateebBoy killed in 2011 while detained by the Syrian regime
- Hamza BendelladjAlgerian hacker, born 1988
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Hamza mean?
- Hamza means “lion” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Hamza?
- From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
- How popular is the name Hamza?
- In 2025, 385 boys born in England and Wales were named Hamza, ranking 129th.
- Is Hamza a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 10,573 US babies named Hamza since 1880 were boys.
- When was Hamza most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 565 babies were named Hamza, its highest rank at 527th.
- What are other spellings of Hamza?
- Hamzah.
- Is Hamza also a surname?
- Yes. Hamza is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.