Humaira
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hu-MAY-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #681 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,644 for girls
Humaira is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little red one, rosy-cheeked”. In 2025 it ranked 681st for girls in the UK (59 babies) and 3,644th for girls in the US (41 babies).
What does Humaira mean?
Arabic
“little red one, rosy-cheeked”
Traditionally an affectionate nickname of Aisha, wife of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Humaira a girl's or a boy's name?
Humaira is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 59 girls in the UK and 41 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Humaira in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 681st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 59 about 1 in 4,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 59 girls in the UK were named Humaira, making it the 681st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 776th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 89 girls.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Humaira than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Humaira in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 92 girls in the UK were given Humaira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #473, up from #681 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 650th in England and Wales.
Humaira in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #681 |
| 2024 | 47 | #840 |
| 2023 | 46 | #843 |
| 2022 | 41 | #920 |
| 2021 | 55 | #745 |
| 2020 | 52 | #776 |
| 2019 | 54 | #771 |
| 2018 | 57 | #759 |
| 2017 | 56 | #777 |
| 2016 | 69 | #667 |
| 2015 | 59 | #730 |
| 2014 | 59 | #722 |
| 2013 | 77 | #587 |
| 2012 | 50 | #831 |
| 2011 | 79 | #571 |
| 2010 | 89 | #506 |
| 2009 | 79 | #546 |
| 2008 | 61 | #663 |
| 2007 | 81 | #518 |
| 2006 | 71 | #556 |
| 2005 | 61 | #598 |
| 2004 | 55 | #614 |
| 2003 | 55 | #594 |
| 2002 | 63 | #523 |
| 2001 | 66 | #496 |
| 2000 | 57 | #547 |
| 1999 | 62 | #521 |
| 1998 | 51 | #586 |
| 1997 | 55 | #543 |
| 1996 | 46 | #590 |
How popular is Humaira in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,644th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 41 about 1 in 39,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 41 girls in the US were named Humaira, making it the 3,644th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,646th. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had the most girls named Humaira of any year since it first appeared, in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Humaira in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 53 girls in the US were given Humaira or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,492, up from #3,644 for this spelling alone.
- Humaira 41
- Humayra 12
Humaira in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3,644 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 27 | #4,904 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4,322 |
| 2020 | 28 | #4,646 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Humaira
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Hafsa, Abeeha, Hiba, Halima, Rahma, Huda, Rumaysa, Habiba, Safiya, Nusaybah, Sumayyah
Other spellings of Humaira
Names related to Humaira
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Humaira: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/humaira, updated 20 October 2026.