Huseyn
An Arabic name meaning "handsome, good". In Poland it stays rare: fewer than 130 men carry it, and most Poles will never meet one.
Huseyn Pronunciation
Huseyn is pronounced khoo-SE-ihn (/xuˈsɛɨn/).
What Huseyn means
Where Huseyn comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Huseyn comes from the Arabic name Husayn, حسين, a diminutive built on Hasan. Hasan means good and handsome, and the smaller form reads as a little beautiful one. The spelling with a y belongs to Azerbaijani and Turkic use, where Hüseyn is the everyday shape of the name.
The most remembered bearer is Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was killed at Karbala in the year 680. Every year the day of Ashura keeps his name in public mourning across much of the Shia world, so the name grew into a sign of loyalty and grief.
In a Polish class register, Huseyn now sits among children whose families came from the Caucasus or the Near East. The name is short. On an official form at the urząd it fits in one line, and its sense holds from Baghdad to Baku: good, handsome, the little beautiful one.
How many people are named Huseyn
1 in 168080 men in Poland is named Huseyn. 127 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2958 among male names.
Huseyn's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 boys were given the name in 2025. It has been climbing since 2025.
Where Huseyn is most popular
Huseyn is most popular in Masovian, 510% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025).
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