girl's name

Huma

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 632

Huma is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1998, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Huma over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

157
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Huma by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 76
2000s 157
2010s 53
2020s (to 2024) 24

How popular is Huma?

In 2024, Huma was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Huma is used

Canada #2,651 7 in 2011
France as Hüma #4,105 10 in 2025
England & Wales #6,829 3 in 2024
United States #11,456 8 in 2023

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Huma is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Hüma Hüma is a rare spelling of Huma, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 40 times, mostly in France. 40

Names that peaked alongside Huma

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

Parents who like Huma also like

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

Sibling names for Huma

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

Common questions about Huma

How popular is the name Huma?

In 2024, Huma was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

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

Huma is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Huma most popular?

Huma peaked in 1998, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Huma a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Huma currently ranks #4,105 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.