Huda
How to say it: HOO-duh · /ˈhudə/
Arabic 'guidance' or 'right path' - classic Quranic name used widely.
Huda was the 1,352nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 117 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 72% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,236 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 | #1,352 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 117 |
| Share of births | 1 in 28,336 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +72% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,236 |
| In France, 2025 | #894 among girls’ names, 10 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Huda 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 Huda is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #894 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #398.
Famous people named Huda
- Huda Sha'rawi (1879–1947)Egyptian feminist and nationalist
- Huda Zoghbi (born 1954)Lebanese neurogeneticist
- Huda Kathan (born 1983)CEO of Huda Beauty
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Huda Beauty is a major global cosmetics line founded 2013 by Huda Kattan; strong makeup association.
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