Humera
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- hoo-MAY-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Humera is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “little red one”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Humera mean?
Arabic: Urdu spelling of Humayra
“little red one”
Urdu spelling of Humayra, an affectionate nickname the Prophet Muhammad is said to have used for his wife Aisha.
Is Humera a girl's or a boy's name?
Humera is a girls' name.
How popular is Humera in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 27 girls.
Half of all the girls named Humera in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Humera in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,763 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,561 |
| 2003 | 25 | #1,032 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 20 | #1,103 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 24 | #969 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
Names like Humera
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Habiba Humaira Faiza Safia Salma Saba Sabiha Aysha Fariha Nafisa Hanifa Samira
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) 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, “Humera: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/humera, updated 20 October 2026.