| Husna | Bushra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Most beautiful | Good news, glad tidings |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | HUUS-nuh | BUSH-rah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2023 (61) | 2014 (49) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Husna | Bushra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 303 | 233 |
| 2010s | 305 | 346 |
| 2000s | 119 | 226 |
| 1990s | 38 | 167 |
| 1980s | 0 | 61 |
From Arabic حسنى (ḥusnā), the feminine/superlative built on husn 'beauty' (root ḥ-s-n). Means 'most beautiful' or 'what is best/most beautiful'.
Bushra (بشرى, bushra) means 'good news, glad tidings', from the Arabic root b-sh-r. The same root gives the verb 'to bring good news' and appears in the Quran.
Husna and Bushra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Husna means Most beautiful (arabic origin), while Bushra means Good news, glad tidings (arabic origin).
In US records, Husna first appears in 0 and Bushra in 0, so Husna has the longer recorded history.