MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Hud mean?
Hud is the prophet sent to the people of Ad in the Quran. A chapter of the Quran is named after him, making the scriptural referent the clearest meaning of the personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
हूद
Conventional spelling
Arabic
هود
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Hud in Indian usage
1,652 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 896 records (54.2%).
- Recorded as male: 756 records (45.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 220 |
| 1960s | 306 |
| 1970s | 397 |
| 1980s | 397 |
| 1990s | 150 |
| Other decades | 182 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 1,550 |
| Other states | 102 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Hud / M | 11 | 2,133 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Hud ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Hud; Table_6, C2190 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Hud; Table_6, C2190
- Wiktionary: هود ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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