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How popular is the name Hamsa?

Births per year, rank history and how many Hamsas are alive today.

Hamsa (male) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 4812th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 2007, when 14 babies were given the name, the 1506th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1997, with 13 babies given the name that year.

The Hamsa you are most likely to meet is around 30 years old - or else around 18: the name has two living generations. Half of all Hamsas born in England and Wales are between 18 and 31, and there are at least 240 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Hamsa - on average, only one in every 1,263 such rooms contains a Hamsa.

How many babies are named Hamsa each year?

051020001996: 101997: 131998: 71999: 82000: 72001: 112002: 62003: 132004: 122005: 72006: 62007: 142008: 92009: 92010: 72011: 52012: 82017: 3actual

Where does Hamsa rank among boys' names?

1101001,0005,00020001996: ranked 1,2351997: ranked 1,0521998: ranked 1,6421999: ranked 1,5052000: ranked 1,7032001: ranked 1,2862002: ranked 2,0052003: ranked 1,2482004: ranked 1,4102005: ranked 2,1742006: ranked 2,5382007: ranked 1,5062008: ranked 2,0972009: ranked 2,1262010: ranked 2,6292011: ranked 3,3002012: ranked 2,4582017: ranked 4,812

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Hamsa per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2017, peaking at about 14 in 2007
Hamsa: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2017. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Hamsa most popular?

Hamsa peaked in 2007, when 14 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Hamsa?

At least 240 people named Hamsa born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Hamsa?

Most living Hamsas are between 18 and 31; the most common age is about 30. There is a second cluster around 18.

Is Hamsa becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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