Boy’s name · Arabic

Huzaifa

How to say it: hoo-ZAY-fuh · /huːˈzeɪfə/

Arabic name of early Islamic history - borne by companion Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman.

Huzaifa was the 2,703rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 33 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 90% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,038 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,703for boys in 2025
1 in 100,464US babies
33born in 2025
#2,038projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Huzaifa
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#2,703
Babies born in 202533
Share of births1 in 100,464
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+90%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,038
In France, 2025#2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Huzaifa is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 20 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Huz

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Huzaifa is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.

England and Wales: #422.

Keep exploring

Find names you'll both love, starting with Huzaifa

The one-minute style quiz.

Take the quiz

Or see the Vowel app →