girl's name

Huda

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,041

England and Wales

#398

2025 births

Huda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Huda is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in 2025, when 117 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 28,337 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1976.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Huda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

600
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Huda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 22
1980s 125
1990s 277
2000s 518
2010s 600
2020s (to 2025) 479

How popular is Huda?

In 2025, Huda was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Huda is used

England & Wales #398 105 in 2025
Northern Ireland #510 3 in 2018
Scotland #515 6 in 2024
Canada #531 56 in 2024
Ireland #1,030 3 in 2025
United States #1,741 117 in 2025
France #3,111 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Huda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Huda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Huda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Huda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Huda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Huda

How popular is the name Huda?

In 2025, Huda was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Huda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Huda?

Huda has 2 syllables.

When was Huda most popular?

Huda peaked in 2025, when 117 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Huda a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Huda currently ranks #398 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.