Given name & surname
Hoda
“one who praises God”
Hoda is a variant of Hodaiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hoda is a variant of Hodaiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who praises God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hoda is a variant of Hodaiah. An origin associated with Hodaiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hoda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 517
- 0 boys · 517 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,407 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,407 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,735 as a first name in 2020; 654 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hoda’s family of names
In English usage, Hoda has a related form in Huda. Hoda has a related form in Hodaiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Hoda
- Hoda Barakatcontemporary Lebanese and French novelistborn 1952
- Hoda KotbAmerican broadcast journalist, television personality, and author (born 1964)
- Hoda KhamoshAfghan journalistborn 1996
- Hoda SaadMoroccan actress and singerborn 1981
- Hoda LattafAssociation footballerborn 1978
- Hoda Abdel MoneimEgyptian lawyer and human rights defenderborn 1960
- Hoda HaddadLebanese singer and actressborn 1944
- Hoda AliBritish activistborn 1950
- Hoda MuthanaAmerican expatriate who joined ISISborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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