Across the world, حودة (حودة 
) is a common principally masculine, but very infrequently female first name. The first name حودة is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Libya, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare male name. Much less frequently, حودة is the last name as well as the forename.