NameTides

Hidaya

Hidaya was the #5,917 girls' name in the US in 2025 (20 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales and #1,577 in Canada.

Hidaya as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Hidaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Hidaya as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,917 (20)#2,138 (13)#1,577 (15)
2024#5,962 (20)#1,603 (19)#1,949 (11)
2023#6,680 (17)#1,774 (16)#2,900 (6)
2022#7,631 (14)#1,556 (19)#1,727 (12)
2021#6,174 (19)#2,201 (12)#1,876 (11)
2020#7,559 (14)#2,163 (12)#2,007 (10)
2019#7,342 (15)#2,040 (13)#2,025 (10)
2018#4,768 (28)#1,586 (19)#3,286 (5)
2017#8,299 (13)#3,229 (7)—
2016#10,859 (9)#2,547 (10)—
2015#9,481 (11)#3,252 (7)#1,874 (11)
2014#11,931 (8)#2,464 (10)—
2013#13,150 (7)#4,050 (5)#3,286 (5)
2012#7,804 (15)#5,876 (3)—
2011#10,374 (10)#3,185 (7)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2018 at #4,768.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2001.

How common is it?

about 1 in 83,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Hidaya is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 82,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 63,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hidaya by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Hidaya (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#6696
Ontario2024#1,5856

Hidaya (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
HidayaCanadaGirls#1,57715
HidayaEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
HidayaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
HidayaUSGirls#5,91720