Given name
Hamidah
“one who gives thanks”
Hamidah is a variant of Hamida. One Arabic interpretation is “one who gives thanks.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hamidah is a variant of Hamida. One Arabic interpretation is “one who gives thanks.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hamidah is a variant of Hamida. An origin associated with Hamida is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hamidah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 0 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 199 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hamidah’s family of names
Hamidah has a related form in Hamida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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