Hugh

Given to 84,179 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#732
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
360
boys 360
Peak year
1887
250 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
84,179
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Hugh was most popular in 1887, when 250 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 360 babies were named Hugh, ranking #732 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.25318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1887 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Hugh was most popular in 1887, when 250 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 360 babies were named Hugh, ranking #732 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.751.52.2531880192019602000Peak 1887

Hugh was most popular in 1887, when 250 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 360 babies were named Hugh, ranking #732 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 360 732
2024 <5 — 333 762
2023 <5 — 323 782
2022 <5 — 312 804
2021 <5 — 343 742
2020 <5 — 324 748
2019 <5 — 287 799
2018 <5 — 281 805
2017 <5 — 264 837
2016 <5 — 264 849
2015 <5 — 265 847
2014 <5 — 255 864
2013 <5 — 227 914
2012 <5 — 220 930
2011 <5 — 210 943
2010 <5 — 206 961
2009 <5 — 199 991
2008 <5 — 195 1002
2007 <5 — 200 981
2006 <5 — 184 1000
2005 <5 — 182 959
2004 <5 — 184 923
2003 <5 — 194 879
2002 <5 — 191 866
2001 <5 — 187 858
2000 <5 — 171 907
1999 <5 — 178 850
1998 <5 — 203 774
1997 <5 — 202 743
1996 <5 — 193 763
1995 <5 — 175 807
1994 <5 — 168 817
1993 <5 — 142 901
1992 <5 — 161 831
1991 <5 — 176 774
1990 <5 — 193 736
1989 <5 — 210 686
1988 <5 — 186 687
1987 <5 — 199 646
1986 <5 — 191 646
1985 5 10677 224 586
1984 <5 — 199 604
1983 <5 — 199 605
1982 <5 — 230 564
1981 <5 — 210 590
1980 <5 — 227 574
1979 <5 — 237 558
1978 <5 — 240 533
1977 <5 — 262 504
1976 <5 — 242 516
1975 <5 — 280 478
1974 <5 — 294 468
1973 <5 — 299 454
1972 <5 — 402 393
1971 <5 — 435 384
1970 <5 — 486 368
1969 <5 — 460 366
1968 9 4779 494 351
1967 <5 — 502 337
1966 <5 — 566 311
1965 <5 — 656 293
1964 <5 — 722 291
1963 <5 — 794 272
1962 <5 — 813 270
1961 <5 — 873 269
1960 <5 — 903 266
1959 5 6245 984 254
1958 5 6103 1,031 243
1957 <5 — 967 245
1956 <5 — 957 236
1955 <5 — 896 236
1954 <5 — 943 230
1953 5 5673 959 219
1952 <5 — 977 210
1951 <5 — 1,024 203
1950 5 5301 959 206
1949 <5 — 1,042 198
1948 <5 — 1,039 191
1947 <5 — 1,201 176
1946 <5 — 1,088 174
1945 <5 — 961 171
1944 9 3139 1,064 165
1943 <5 — 1,206 160
1942 6 4124 1,254 154
1941 6 3954 1,083 160
1940 <5 — 1,060 157
1939 6 3782 999 160
1938 9 2940 1,121 146
1937 5 4255 1,070 143
1936 6 3701 1,074 142
1935 12 2439 1,142 139
1934 9 2923 1,187 135
1933 <5 — 1,118 141
1932 13 2365 1,320 128
1931 8 3226 1,326 131
1930 11 2690 1,343 131
1929 11 2737 1,228 139
1928 11 2768 1,374 129
1927 17 2169 1,357 131
1926 16 2257 1,393 128
1925 13 2617 1,386 127
1924 7 4002 1,541 116
1923 18 2091 1,412 123
1922 16 2291 1,441 120
1921 15 2378 1,485 120
1920 18 2079 1,489 115
1919 9 3219 1,417 114
1918 16 2209 1,489 112
1917 12 2552 1,403 110
1916 7 3552 1,619 96
1915 9 2900 1,318 111
1914 5 3618 967 116
1913 6 2827 754 115
1912 7 2360 648 116
1911 7 1956 307 121
1910 <5 — 279 112
1909 <5 — 260 104
1908 <5 — 215 121
1907 <5 — 212 112
1906 <5 — 195 110
1905 <5 — 200 107
1904 <5 — 202 105
1903 <5 — 193 101
1902 <5 — 217 92
1901 <5 — 192 91
1900 <5 — 290 88
1899 <5 — 209 88
1898 <5 — 250 84
1897 <5 — 213 86
1896 <5 — 263 75
1895 <5 — 243 80
1894 <5 — 269 75
1893 <5 — 241 78
1892 <5 — 265 77
1891 <5 — 233 73
1890 <5 — 219 80
1889 <5 — 225 78
1888 <5 — 253 79
1887 <5 — 250 69
1886 <5 — 227 77
1885 <5 — 257 73
1884 <5 — 246 73
1883 <5 — 215 74
1882 <5 — 239 73
1881 <5 — 219 70
1880 <5 — 224 71

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Where Hugh is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years