Hudhaifa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- hu-DAY-fa
- Origin
- Arabic
Hudhaifa is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Hudhaifa mean?
Arabic: variant of Hudhayfa
Variant of Hudhayfa, the name of Hudhayfa ibn al-Yaman, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Hudhaifa a girl's or a boy's name?
Hudhaifa is a boys' name.
How popular is Hudhaifa in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 6 boys.
Hudhaifa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Names like Hudhaifa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Mustafa, Huzaifa, Abdullah, Musa, Ahmed, Khalifa, Zayaan, Hamza, Zayd, Ibrahim, Abdulrahman
Names related to Hudhaifa
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Hudhaifa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hudhaifa, updated 20 October 2026.