Hoda

A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning guidance, right direction.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Hoda by the numbers

Hoda was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 20 babies in 1987, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hoda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Hudaright guidance, righteousness105 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Houdaguidance; right direction5 in the US (2017)
  • Hodan11 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Hoda

MatyldaAzayliaJapjiYoonaYuvikaAnabiyaDuhaZaeleigh

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