Hussain is an Arabic name, a diminutive of Hasan, and means "handsome" or "good". Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad who died at Karbala in 680, is honored by all Muslims and especially revered in Shia Islam, which makes the name one of the most widespread in the Muslim world. In the United States Hussain ranked number 2884 in 2000, peaked at number 1630 in 2018 and stands at number 1947 in 2025.