Hamida
Hamida is an Arabic given name that means praiseworthy, and it is the feminine form of the name Hamid. In Azerbaijani it becomes Həmidə. It may refer to:
- Arabic
- Bengali
Meaning & Origin of Hamida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hamida is an Arabic given name that means praiseworthy, and it is the feminine form of the name Hamid. In Azerbaijani it becomes Həmidə. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Bengali
The Story of Hamida
Hamida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 10 Hamidas were born — ranking #10,127 that year. As of 2026, Hamida ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 90 Hamidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Hamida
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hamida. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Hamida
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- DJ Hamida (born 1986), Moroccan DJ and record producer based in France
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Names that sound like Hamida
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About the name Hamida
Hamida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Hamida's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #10,127. Use the chart and map above to compare Hamida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.