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Origin & history of Hidayah1
Arabic / Persian roots
Hidayah comes from the Arabic / Persian tradition, meaning Guidance or divine guidance..
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How popular is Hidayah?
2024
peak year
Today, Hidayah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9570), with only about 12 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2024, 26 babies were given the name (ranked #5057 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2020s. Hidayah has been trending upward in recent years. In all, around 132 babies have been registered as Hidayah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
26
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5,057)
(ranked #5,057)
12
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
120
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
132
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Hidayah2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
H8
I9
D4
A1
Y7
A1
H8
Sum: 38 → Life path 2
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Personality of Hidayah🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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