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Boy's nameOrigin: ArabicIn Israel: steady

HamzaIn Hebrew: חמזה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Hamza (Hebrew: חמזה) is a boy's name of Arabic origin. 5,559 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 113 boys and ranked #162. Its peak year was 2000, with 191 babies.

People in Israel
5,559
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
113
rank #162
Peak year
2000
191 babies
USA, 2025
556
rank #541

Writing and saying Hamza

In Hebrew letters the name is חמזה, read right to left. Hamza is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Hamza by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Hamza: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Hamza in English-speaking countries

Hamza in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025556#5412024 (565)
United Kingdom2025406#1412025 (406)
England and Wales2025385#1292025 (385)
Scotland202518#2262025 (18)
Ireland202516#2642025 (16)
British Columbia202310#3182019 (11)
Alberta202532#1462017 (33)
Quebec202521#2422012 (58)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Hamza has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Hamza

How do you write Hamza in Hebrew?

Hamza is written חמזה in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Hamza?

5,559 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name חמזה: 0 women and 5,559 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Hamza a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named חמזה are men.

Is Hamza used outside Israel?

The name Hamza appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 556 boys were given it in 2025 (#541), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 406 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.