US rank #2284 Girls' name Peak 2018 1,899 births

Huda — #2284 US girls' name

1,899 babies named Huda in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1251990s2772000s5182010s6002020s362
#2284
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Huda was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

88 babies were named Huda in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huda

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,899 babies named Huda between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Huda currently holds the #2284 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huda performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 600 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Huda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 205 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Huda in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huda 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 1,899 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.

Huda at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,899

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2018

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,284

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Huda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
88
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Huda by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
600 births that decade — 32% of Huda's all-time total
1970s171980s1251990s2772000s5182010s6002020s362

Huda by state

Where Huda concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Huda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
205 10.8%
#2 New York
100 5.3%
#3 Michigan
89 4.7%
#4 Illinois
75 3.9%
#5 Minnesota
72 3.8%
#6 Texas
65 3.4%
#7 New Jersey
18 0.9%
#8 Maryland
16 0.8%
California share of Huda's total US births 10.8%
Even split

205 of 1,899 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Huda appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huda?
1,899 babies have been named Huda since 1977. It currently ranks #2284 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 88 births.
When was Huda most popular?
Huda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 600 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Huda most popular?
The top states for the name Huda are California (205 births), New York (100 births), Michigan (89 births).
How long has the name Huda been used?
Huda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Huda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hudson, Hudsyn, Hudsen, Hudsynn, and 3 more. 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, 1977–2024 (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.