Hamida
Girl · hah-MEE-dah · Arabic
Hamida is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hamida mean?
Arabic: feminine of Hamid, 'praiseworthy'
“praiseworthy”
The feminine form of Hamid, from Arabic hamid, meaning praiseworthy or commendable.
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- hah-MEE-dah
Is Hamida a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamida is a girls' name.
How popular is Hamida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hamida in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Hamida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,792 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 17 | #1,227 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,520 |
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