Girls' name · since 1976

Huda

2,021 babies named Huda in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,674 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,021
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade

Huda currently ranks #1741 among girls' names in America, with 2,021 babies recorded since 1976.

Huda has 2,021 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1741 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #4,674 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,741 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,021 born since 1976
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huda ranks #4,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,021 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,674 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,741 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,021
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%89.9%
Huda vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Huda's 2,021 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Huda compares

2,021 Top 22% higher than 78% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Huda's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Huda Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,021 376 567,345
Peak-year births 117 21 19,840

Huda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Huda's full recorded timeline at 2001, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 117 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Huda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
117
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
050100150 19761984199119982005201220192025 117

Huda by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (600 births, 30% of the file).

2010s was Huda's strongest decade.

600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Huda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 600 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Huda compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Huda's total volume

Huda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -46, 4.8%-78, 2.8%-48, 4.7%-62, 3.9%-67, 5.7%-115, 2.3%-35, 15.5%-70, 5.5%-47, 9.8%-73, 3.7%-86, 3.7%-35, 5.5%-118, 3%-35, 7.9%-114, 5.1%Huda-50, 5.8%Huda
Huda vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Huda by state

Where Huda concentrates geographically, total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Huda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
227 11.2%
#2 New York
110 5.4%
#3 Michigan
97 4.8%
#4 Illinois
85 4.2%
#5 Minnesota
77 3.8%
#6 Texas
75 3.7%
#7 Virginia
22 1.1%
#8 New Jersey
18 0.9%
California share of Huda's total US births 11.2%
Even split

227 of 2,021 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?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 2,021 babies named Huda. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,674 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,741 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 117 births.
Where does Huda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Huda ranks #4,674 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,741 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Huda most popular?
Huda was most popular in the 2010s decade with 600 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Huda most popular?
The top states for the name Huda are California (227 births), New York (110 births), Michigan (97 births).
How long has the name Huda been used?
Huda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 50 years of data through 2025.
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.

What to do with Huda's data

  • Huda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (600 total births) through the 2020s (479) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Hudas (227 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Huda

Nearby Names Like Huda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Huda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Huda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Huda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.