Hidaya
How to say it: hee-DA-ya · /hidˈaja/
Arabic 'guidance, right path' - variant of Hidayah, with religious significance in Islam.
Hidaya was the 4,585th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 20 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 56% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,705 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #4,585 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 20 |
| Share of births | 1 in 165,767 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +56% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,705 |
| In France, 2025 | #255 among girls’ names, 240 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hidaya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hidaya is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #255 for girls in 2025.
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