Hüseyi̇n
Only about 270 men in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one, and it goes exclusively to boys. It's the Turkish form of the Arabic Husayn, a diminutive of Hasan meaning good and handsome.
Hüseyi̇n Pronunciation
Hüseyi̇n is pronounced KHÜSE-ihi̇n (/ˈxüsɛɨi̇n/).
What Hüseyi̇n means
Where Hüseyi̇n comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Hüseyin is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Husayn, a diminutive of Hasan. Both come from a root carrying the sense of good, handsome, beautiful. The diminutive softens Hasan into something like "little handsome one," an affectionate turn given to the name in Arabic before Turkish ever borrowed it.
The most remembered bearer is Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, killed at Karbala in 680. His memory made the name common across the Muslim world, and Turkish speakers shaped it into Hüseyin, with the dotted vowels that mark Turkish spelling.
For generations it has ranked among the most frequent men's names in Turkey. The name travels well. On a Polish class register it would stand out at once, spelled with those two dots over the u and the i. The meaning stays close to the surface: good, beautiful.
How many people are named Hüseyi̇n
1 in 78479 men in Poland is named Hüseyi̇n. 272 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1842 among male names.
Hüseyi̇n as a middle name
Hüseyi̇n is a first name for 272 men in Poland and a middle name for another 25, a 92/8 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 1714th, between Gene (25) and Hải (25).
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#1712 Fabrice25
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#1713 Gene25
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#1714 Hüseyi̇n25
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#1715 Hải25
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#1716 Jayden25