Huda is a distinctive choice, ranked #526 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Huda in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#526
About the Name Huda
Huda has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #526. The name has climbed 327 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Huda is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Huda
Unlikely. With around 74 UK babies named Huda per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Huda in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Huda is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 327 places over the last five years to #526 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Huda is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Huda include: Huda Ammori — Huda Ammori is a British activist known for co-founding the group, Palestine Action.; Suleman Huda — Suleman Huda is a Pakistani former cricketer.; Foujia Huda — Foujia Huda is a Bangladeshi sprinter..
Huda does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Hudas in the wild.
74
UK babies named Huda (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 327 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Huda
Likely around 1 other Huda in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Huda
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Huda Ammori is a British activist known for co-founding the group, Palestine Action. The UK government proscribed the group a terrorist organisation in 2025; by October, over 2000 people had been arrested on terrorism charges.
Nazmul Huda was a Bangladeshi barrister and politician. He served as the minister of information and the minister of communications of the government of Bangladesh.
Huda Yahya Zoghbi is a Lebanese-born American geneticist, and a professor at the Departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Neuroscience and Neurology at the Baylor College of Medicine. She is the director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute.
Huda Hussein is an Iraqi actress and producer born and residing in Kuwait. She is the third name on demand in Gulf TV after Hayat Al-Fahad and Souad Abdullah.