The first name Huda
A girl’s name from Arabic meaning “guidance”.
Pronounced /ˈhʊdə/ 2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Huda means “guidance” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic هُدًى (hudan, “guidance”)
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 105 girls were named Huda, making it the 396th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Huda with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Huda at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 117 girls born in the United States were named Huda, the 1,739th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Houda
- Hoda
Famous people named Huda
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Huda Sha'rawiEgyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947)
- Huda KathanCEO of Huda Beauty, born 1983
- Huda SultanEgyptian actress, 1925–2006
- Hoda BarakatContemporary Lebanese and French novelist, born 1952
- Houda-Imane FaraounAlgerian physicist, born 1979
- Houda NonooBahraini diplomat, born 1964
- Houda DarwishAlgerian writer, born 1991
More Arabic girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Huda mean?
- Huda means “guidance” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Huda?
- Borrowed from Arabic هُدًى (hudan, “guidance”)
- How popular is the name Huda?
- In 2025, 105 girls born in England and Wales were named Huda, ranking 396th.
- Is Huda a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,021 US babies named Huda since 1880 were girls.
- When was Huda most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 117 babies were named Huda, its highest rank at 1,739th.
- How do you pronounce Huda?
- Huda is /ˈhʊdə/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Huda?
- Houda and Hoda.