Entry № 2546 · Arabic origin

Hamida Hamida — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ hah-MEE-dah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Arabic

Meaning

"Praiseworthy (Akbar's mother)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Arabic)

The meaning

A name that means "praiseworthy (akbar's mother)".

Hamida (حميدة) is the Arabic word for "praiseworthy." Hamida Banu Begum (c. 1527-1604) was the Persian wife of Mughal Emperor Humayun and mother of Akbar the Great — bore Akbar in exile in Sindh and shaped his cosmopolitan upbringing.

Held immense respect in the Mughal court.

Praiseworthy. The Persian mother of Akbar the Great.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

حميدة

Transliteration: Ḥamīda
Pronunciation: / həˈmiː.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Hamida stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Hamida · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Hamidas before her.

Real people

Hamida Banu Begum

Mother of Akbar the Great.

c. 1527 – 1604

In fiction

Hamida

Common in Mughal historical fiction.

Names connected to Hamida.

Numerology

The number behind Hamida.

The Diplomat

Hamida reduces to two — the number of Persian Mughal queen.

Parents on Hamida

Why families chose this name.

"Akbar's mother. Six letters. Hamida."

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