Hamidah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hah-MEE-dah
- Origin
- Arabic
Hamidah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “praiseworthy”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hamidah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Hamida; feminine of Hamid, 'praiseworthy'
“praiseworthy”
The feminine form of Hamid, from Arabic hamid, meaning praiseworthy or commendable.
Meaning borrowed from Hamida.
Is Hamidah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hamidah is a girls' name.
How popular is Hamidah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Hamidah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hamidah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 1 | #6,685 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
Names like Hamidah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hibah, Umamah, Umaymah, Farah, Habiba, Aakifah, Aaminah, Sumayyah, Aaliyah, Safia, Azeemah, Ruqayyah
Names related to Hamidah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hamidah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hamidah, updated 20 October 2026.