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The baby name Hud is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: Hūd /huːd/ (hoo-d); English: Hud /hʌd/ or /hʊd/ (hud or hood).

Hud is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: Arabic: Hūd /huːd/ (hoo-d); English: Hud /hʌd/ or /hʊd/ (hud or hood)

What is the meaning of the name Hud ?

The baby name Hud is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: Hūd /huːd/ (hoo-d); English: Hud /hʌd/ or /hʊd/ (hud or hood).

Hud is Arabic in Origin.

Hud carries two distinct lineages. In Arabic (Hūd, هود), it is the name of a prophet in the Qur'an who preached to the people of 'Ad; the name is commonly linked to the root h-d-y, evoking 'guidance' and right direction. It appears across the Muslim world as a concise, weighty prophetic choice, with the related feminine Huda ('guidance').

In English, Hud descends from Middle English Hudde/Hudd, a medieval pet form of Hugh (from Old High German hug, 'heart, mind, spirit'). That short form produced the surname Hudson ('son of Hud'), and Hud survives today both as an independent given name and as a clipped form of Hudson. Records of Hud/Hudde appear in 13th–14th-century rolls; contemporary usage has risen with the fashion for brisk, one-syllable names. Variant spellings: Hūd, Hudd, Hudde; related names: Hugh, Hugo, Hudson, Huda.

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Hud – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
BD 0 #241 1 5,992
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
MY 0 #347 8 12,352
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
YE 0 #395 4 8,639
OM Girls 0 #422 3 15,987
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
IQ Girls 0 #473 32 11,303
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
LY 0 #553 7 12,703
KW Girls 0 #560 2 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BD Boys 0 #604 2 10,045
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #655 13 13,071
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
SY 0 #717 12 11,684
SG Boys 0 #732 8 17,960
BR Boys 0 #739 13 12,213
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
MA 0 #884 246 20,986
United States Boys 2024 #887 6 7,044
SA Girls 0 #903 33 25,931
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
NG Boys 0 #937 15 16,906
MY Girls 0 #971 24 24,821
MY Boys 0 #982 130 25,439
EG Girls 0 #1,002 8 14,742
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
TR 0 #1,199 13 19,440
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,589 26 28,008

Hud is popular in 34 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Hud

Hud is predominantly a boy's name.
Hud is a one syllable name, pronounced Arabic: Hūd /huːd/ (hoo-d); English: Hud /hʌd/ or /hʊd/ (hud or hood).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hūd and Hood.
Somewhat — Hud ranked #887 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.
Hud's popularity is declining. It moved from #880 in 2018 to #887 in 2024 in United States.