Houda comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Guided or enlightened soul..
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How popular is Houda?
1997peak year
The name Houda reached its peak in 1997, with 10 registrations (ranked #8575). It had only entered records 4 years earlier, in 1993. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #16723) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 112 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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