Hüseyin
The Turkish form of the Arabic Husayn, grown from Hasan and carrying the same old compliment: handsome and good. In Poland it stays rare, around 170 men in all, most of them in Turkish families.
Hüseyin Pronunciation
Hüseyin is pronounced khüse-IH-een (/xüsɛˈɨin/).
What Hüseyin means
Where Hüseyin comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Hüseyin is the Turkish form of the Arabic Husayn, built as a diminutive of Hasan. Both names trace to a root meaning good and handsome, so the smaller form reads as little handsome one. In Turkey it stays common across generations.
Much of its reach comes from one man. Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, died at Karbala in 680, and his memory shaped centuries of devotion among Muslims. Turkish families kept the name close.
The meaning stayed plain. Handsome, good. A child named Hüseyin wears a compliment older than any single century, and the sound softened as Arabic passed into Turkish. Underneath sits the older name, Hasan.
How many people are named Hüseyin
1 in 125566 men in Poland is named Hüseyin. 170 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2454 among male names.
Hüseyin as a middle name
Hüseyin is a first name for 170 men in Poland and a middle name for another 24, an 88/12 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1754th, between Herkules (24) and Ignatius (24).
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#1752 Hakki24
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#1753 Herkules24
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#1754 Hüseyin24
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#1755 Ignatius24
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#1756 Il24