Given name & surname
Huda
“one who provides the right guidance”
Huda is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “one who provides the right guidance.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “one who provides the right guidance.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
From Arabic هُدًى (“guidance”); its root is Arabic ه د ي.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Huda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,021
- 0 boys · 2,021 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 117 babies
- 2025
- 117
- #1,739 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 117 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,739 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,492 as a first name in 2020; 1,155 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.
Huda’s family of names
In English usage, Huda has a related form in Hoda. In English usage, Huda has a related form in Houda. Huda has a related form in Hooda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Huda
- Huda Sha'arawiEgyptian feminist and nationalist (1879–1947)
- Huda ZoghbiLebanese neurogeneticistborn 1954
- Huda KattanCEO of Huda Beautyborn 1983
- Hoda Barakatcontemporary Lebanese and French novelistborn 1952
- Houda-Imane FaraounAlgerian physicistborn 1979
- Houda NonooBahraini diplomatborn 1964
- Huda SultanEgyptian actress1925–2006
- Huda Ben AmerLibyan poilticianborn 1954
- KhtekMoroccan rapper and women's rights advocateborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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