Recorded 1974–2023 Girls' name Peak 1980 235 births

Huma — girls' name

235 babies named Huma in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s761990s762000s262010s162020s8
1980s
Peak decade

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

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Huma in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Huma

The Social Security Administration has registered 235 babies named Huma between 1974 and 2023, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Huma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Huma performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Huma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Huma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Huma 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 235 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.

Huma at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

235

Since 1974

50 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1974

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2023

Huma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1974

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
468101214 202320091999199519911987198219771974 6

Huma by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
76 births that decade — 32% of Huma's all-time total
1970s331980s761990s762000s262010s162020s8

Huma by state

Where Huma concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Huma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 4.3%
New York share of Huma's total US births 4.3%

10 of 235 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Huma?
235 babies have been named Huma since 1974. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Huma most popular?
Huma was most popular in the 1980s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Huma most popular?
The top states for the name Huma are New York (10 births).
How long has the name Huma been used?
Huma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 50 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Huma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Humaira, Humna, Humayra, Humairah, and 2 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, 1974–2023 (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.