Recorded 1993–2021 Girls' name Peak 1997 112 births

Houda — girls' name

112 babies named Houda in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s352000s562010s162020s5
2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Houda was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

10 babies were named Houda in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Houda

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Houda between 1993 and 2021, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Houda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Houda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Houda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Houda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 112 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Houda at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

112

Since 1993

29 years of records

Peak year

1997

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1993

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2021

Houda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1993

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1997)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 2021201020072002199919941993 6

Houda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
56 births that decade — 50% of Houda's all-time total
1990s352000s562010s162020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Houda?
112 babies have been named Houda since 1993. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1997 with 10 births.
When was Houda most popular?
Houda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Houda been used?
Houda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 29 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Houda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Houston, Houa, Houstyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.