How Many People Are Named Hoda?
An estimated 492 people in the United States have the first name Hoda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Hoda peaked in popularity in 1987 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hoda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Hoda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
492
About 1 in 696,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1987
20 births
Total Registered
508
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hoda
Hoda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 508 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Hoda as a female name
Ranked #12,613 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1987 (20 births)
Hoda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hoda span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 121 babies were registered. While Hoda is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hoda by Decade
How has Hoda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Hoda by State
Hoda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hoda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hoda
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hoda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hoda?
We estimate approximately 492 people named Hoda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 696,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Hoda a common name?
Hoda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 508 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hoda most popular?
Hoda reached peak popularity in 1987, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hoda is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hoda a female name?
Hoda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hoda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hoda Smith, Hoda Johnson, Hoda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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