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
Huda's 2,021 recorded births place it above 93.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2025)
- 117
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Currently ranks #1741 among girls.
2,021 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 117 births in a single year.
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
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 125
1980s
125 births
- 1990s
1990s
277 births
- 2000s
2000s
518 births
- 2010s
2010s
600 births
- 2020s
2020s
479 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 600 births (30% of all-time use).
Huda decade highlights
- Peak decade 600 births
- Runner-up 518 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Huda concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| 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% |
227 of 2,021 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 11.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.4% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.2% of nationwide
- Minnesota 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 12 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 11.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Huda appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
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.
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