Hamza
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Hamza (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hamza has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 13 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 40 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2008 | 34 |
| 2009 | 52 |
| 2010 | 52 |
| 2011 | 50 |
| 2012 | 46 |
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 70 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2017 | 89 |
| 2018 | 76 |
| 2019 | 74 |
| 2020 | 77 |
| 2021 | 76 |
| 2022 | 63 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 199 |
| 2000 | 219 |
| 2001 | 244 |
| 2002 | 270 |
| 2003 | 279 |
| 2004 | 312 |
| 2005 | 337 |
| 2006 | 411 |
| 2007 | 461 |
| 2008 | 520 |
| 2009 | 596 |
| 2010 | 667 |
| 2011 | 747 |
| 2012 | 822 |
| 2013 | 919 |
| 2014 | 1,061 |
| 2015 | 1,252 |
| 2016 | 1,497 |
| 2017 | 1,698 |
| 2018 | 1,862 |
| 2019 | 1,990 |
| 2020 | 2,099 |
Hamza in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hamza.Hi! My name is Hamza.
- Hamza har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Hamza has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Vet du om Hamza kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Hamza is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Hamzas mamma är lärare.Hamza's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hamzas mamma is Hamza's mum.
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Questions about Hamza
How do you pronounce Hamza in Swedish?
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What does the name Hamza mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Arabic. From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).
How popular is Hamza in Sweden?
63 babies were named Hamza in 2022. In 2020, 2,099 people in Sweden had Hamza as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2017 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.