Hugh
Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #732 for boys in 2025, 360 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1887 · 250 births
- Debut · boys
- 224 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 83,825since 1880
Hugh over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #732 | 360 | |
| 2024 | — | #762 | 333 | |
| 2023 | — | #782 | 323 | |
| 2022 | — | #804 | 312 | |
| 2021 | — | #742 | 343 | |
| 2020 | — | #748 | 324 | |
| 2019 | — | #799 | 287 | |
| 2018 | — | #805 | 281 | |
| 2017 | — | #837 | 264 | |
| 2016 | — | #849 | 264 | |
| 2015 | — | #847 | 265 | |
| 2014 | — | #864 | 255 | |
| 2013 | — | #914 | 227 | |
| 2012 | — | #930 | 220 | |
| 2011 | — | #943 | 210 | |
| 2010 | — | #961 | 206 | |
| 2009 | — | #991 | 199 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,002 | 195 | |
| 2007 | — | #981 | 200 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,000 | 184 | |
| 2005 | — | #959 | 182 | |
| 2004 | — | #923 | 184 | |
| 2003 | — | #879 | 194 | |
| 2002 | — | #866 | 191 | |
| 2001 | — | #858 | 187 | |
| 2000 | — | #907 | 171 | |
| 1999 | — | #850 | 178 | |
| 1998 | — | #774 | 203 | |
| 1997 | — | #743 | 202 | |
| 1996 | — | #763 | 193 | |
| 1995 | — | #807 | 175 | |
| 1994 | — | #817 | 168 | |
| 1993 | — | #901 | 142 | |
| 1992 | — | #831 | 161 | |
| 1991 | — | #774 | 176 | |
| 1990 | — | #736 | 193 | |
| 1989 | — | #686 | 210 | |
| 1988 | — | #687 | 186 | |
| 1987 | — | #646 | 199 | |
| 1986 | — | #646 | 191 | |
| 1985 | #10,677 | 5 | #586 | 224 |
| 1984 | — | #604 | 199 | |
| 1983 | — | #605 | 199 | |
| 1982 | — | #564 | 230 | |
| 1981 | — | #590 | 210 | |
| 1980 | — | #574 | 227 | |
| 1979 | — | #558 | 237 | |
| 1978 | — | #533 | 240 | |
| 1977 | — | #504 | 262 | |
| 1976 | — | #516 | 242 | |
| 1975 | — | #478 | 280 | |
| 1974 | — | #468 | 294 | |
| 1973 | — | #454 | 299 | |
| 1972 | — | #393 | 402 | |
| 1971 | — | #384 | 435 | |
| 1970 | — | #368 | 486 | |
| 1969 | — | #366 | 460 | |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #351 | 494 |
| 1967 | — | #337 | 502 | |
| 1966 | — | #311 | 566 | |
| 1965 | — | #293 | 656 | |
| 1964 | — | #291 | 722 | |
| 1963 | — | #272 | 794 | |
| 1962 | — | #270 | 813 | |
| 1961 | — | #269 | 873 | |
| 1960 | — | #266 | 903 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #254 | 984 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #243 | 1,031 |
| 1957 | — | #245 | 967 | |
| 1956 | — | #236 | 957 | |
| 1955 | — | #236 | 896 | |
| 1954 | — | #230 | 943 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #219 | 959 |
| 1952 | — | #210 | 977 | |
| 1951 | — | #203 | 1,024 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #206 | 959 |
| 1949 | — | #198 | 1,042 | |
| 1948 | — | #191 | 1,039 | |
| 1947 | — | #176 | 1,201 | |
| 1946 | — | #174 | 1,088 | |
| 1945 | — | #171 | 961 | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #165 | 1,064 |
| 1943 | — | #160 | 1,206 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #154 | 1,254 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #160 | 1,083 |
| 1940 | — | #157 | 1,060 | |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #160 | 999 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #146 | 1,121 |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #143 | 1,070 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #142 | 1,074 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #139 | 1,142 |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #135 | 1,187 |
| 1933 | — | #141 | 1,118 | |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #128 | 1,320 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #131 | 1,326 |
| 1930 | #2,690 | 11 | #131 | 1,343 |
| 1929 | #2,737 | 11 | #139 | 1,228 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #129 | 1,374 |
| 1927 | #2,169 | 17 | #131 | 1,357 |
| 1926 | #2,257 | 16 | #128 | 1,393 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #127 | 1,386 |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #116 | 1,541 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #123 | 1,412 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #120 | 1,441 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #120 | 1,485 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #115 | 1,489 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #114 | 1,417 |
| 1918 | #2,209 | 16 | #112 | 1,489 |
| 1917 | #2,552 | 12 | #110 | 1,403 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #96 | 1,619 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #111 | 1,318 |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #116 | 967 |
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | #115 | 754 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #116 | 648 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #121 | 307 |
| 1910 | — | #112 | 279 | |
| 1909 | — | #104 | 260 | |
| 1908 | — | #121 | 215 | |
| 1907 | — | #112 | 212 | |
| 1906 | — | #110 | 195 | |
| 1905 | — | #107 | 200 | |
| 1904 | — | #105 | 202 | |
| 1903 | — | #101 | 193 | |
| 1902 | — | #92 | 217 | |
| 1901 | — | #91 | 192 | |
| 1900 | — | #88 | 290 | |
| 1899 | — | #88 | 209 | |
| 1898 | — | #84 | 250 | |
| 1897 | — | #86 | 213 | |
| 1896 | — | #75 | 263 | |
| 1895 | — | #80 | 243 | |
| 1894 | — | #75 | 269 | |
| 1893 | — | #78 | 241 | |
| 1892 | — | #77 | 265 | |
| 1891 | — | #73 | 233 | |
| 1890 | — | #80 | 219 | |
| 1889 | — | #78 | 225 | |
| 1888 | — | #79 | 253 | |
| 1887 | — | #69 | 250 | |
| 1886 | — | #77 | 227 | |
| 1885 | — | #73 | 257 | |
| 1884 | — | #73 | 246 | |
| 1883 | — | #74 | 215 | |
| 1882 | — | #73 | 239 | |
| 1881 | — | #70 | 219 | |
| 1880 | — | #71 | 224 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hugh was already there! It came in at #71, and was given to 224 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1986–2011, when fewer than 220 boys a year got the name.
Where Hugh is popular in 1914
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Georgia#36 · 1 in 206
- Tennessee#57 · 1 in 272
- Virginia#64 · 1 in 348
- District of Columbia#67 · 1 in 303
- North Carolina#67 · 1 in 368
Best ever in a state: #13 in Georgia, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #36 | 102 | 1 in 206 |
| Tennessee | #57 | 49 | 1 in 272 |
| Virginia | #64 | 40 | 1 in 348 |
| District of Columbia | #67 | 5 | 1 in 303 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 52 | 1 in 368 |
| Alabama | #76 | 42 | 1 in 374 |
| Kentucky | #80 | 34 | 1 in 391 |
| Arkansas | #81 | 28 | 1 in 359 |
| South Carolina | #90 | 26 | 1 in 500 |
| Washington | #90 | 12 | 1 in 433 |
| Mississippi | #91 | 30 | 1 in 421 |
| Rhode Island | #92 | 6 | 1 in 577 |
| Florida | #93 | 14 | 1 in 456 |
| Idaho | #97 | 6 | 1 in 341 |
| Oklahoma | #103 | 25 | 1 in 428 |
| Texas | #103 | 60 | 1 in 486 |
| Missouri | #104 | 31 | 1 in 552 |
| Oregon | #112 | 6 | 1 in 530 |
| California | #114 | 19 | 1 in 690 |
| Indiana | #115 | 21 | 1 in 689 |
| Montana | #117 | 5 | 1 in 547 |
| Kansas | #118 | 15 | 1 in 567 |
| Colorado | #121 | 7 | 1 in 588 |
| Ohio | #126 | 34 | 1 in 831 |
| West Virginia | #126 | 12 | 1 in 670 |
| New Jersey | #132 | 16 | 1 in 1,127 |
| Pennsylvania | #133 | 49 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Nebraska | #134 | 10 | 1 in 715 |
| Utah | #137 | 5 | 1 in 547 |
| Massachusetts | #138 | 19 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Maryland | #139 | 7 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Iowa | #140 | 15 | 1 in 785 |
| Illinois | #144 | 37 | 1 in 951 |
| New York | #144 | 50 | 1 in 1,270 |
| Connecticut | #151 | 6 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Maine | #153 | 5 | 1 in 782 |
| Michigan | #158 | 16 | 1 in 961 |
| Louisiana | #163 | 14 | 1 in 784 |
| Minnesota | #171 | 10 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Wisconsin | #179 | 10 | 1 in 1,322 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hugh
- 30 spots since 2024 (#762 → #732)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#748 → #732)
- 115 spots since 2015 (#847 → #732)
- Biggest jump: 84 spots in 1994 (#901 → #817)
- Biggest drop: 76 spots in 1999 (#774 → #850)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #69 (250 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1880–1902
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–2007
- Highest: 1 in 406 boys born in 1887 were named Hugh (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,745 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 16.8% of all boys named Hugh (14,106) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,355 | #69 (1887) | #74 |
| 1890s | 2,405 | #73 (1891) | #80 |
| 1900s | 2,176 | #88 (1900) | #103 |
| 1910s | 10,201 | #96 (1916) | #112 |
| 1920s | 14,106 | #115 (1920) | #125 |
| 1930s | 11,700 | #128 (1932) | #140 |
| 1940s | 10,998 | #154 (1942) | #171 |
| 1950s | 9,697 | #203 (1951) | #228 |
| 1960s | 6,783 | #266 (1960) | #303 |
| 1970s | 3,177 | #368 (1970) | #466 |
| 1980s | 2,075 | #564 (1982) | #619 |
| 1990s | 1,791 | #736 (1990) | #800 |
| 2000s | 1,887 | #858 (2001) | #937 |
| 2010s | 2,479 | #799 (2019) | #875 |
| 2020s | 1,995 | #732 (2025) | #762 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hugh in 1914
Top girls' names in 1914
Top boys' names in 1914
More about 1914
girls
761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 152,316 of them was named Hugh, which outranked 14.0% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 588 names at #3,618; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 677 of them was named Hugh, which outranked 96.9% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.