Houda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- HOO-da
- Origin
- Arabic
Houda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “guidance”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Houda mean?
Arabic: French-influenced spelling of Huda
“guidance”
French-influenced spelling of Huda, Arabic for right guidance, as used in North Africa.
Is Houda a girl's or a boy's name?
Houda is a girls' name.
How popular is Houda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 5 girls.
Houda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
How popular is Houda in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 10 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Houda in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Houda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 6 | #11,773 |
Names like Houda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hiba Safa Hafsa Huda Rahma Zainab Faiza Halima Habiba Aaliyah Salma Husna
Names related to Houda
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Houda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/houda, updated 20 October 2026.