Hugh

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Hugh is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 83,820 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 83,466 as boys and 354 as girls. Hugh gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1916 and has since declined significantly. It is the #776 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 332
2023 323
2022 312
2021 343
2020 324
2019 287
2018 281
2017 264
2016 264
2015 265
2014 255
2013 227
2012 220
2011 210
2010 206
2009 199
2008 195
2007 200
2006 184
2005 182
2004 184
2003 194
2002 191
2001 187
2000 171
1999 178
1998 203
1997 202
1996 193
1995 175
1994 168
1993 142
1992 161
1991 176
1990 193
1989 210
1988 186
1987 199
1986 191
1985 229
1984 200
1983 198
1982 230
1981 210
1980 227
1979 237
1978 241
1977 262
1976 242
1975 280
1974 294
1973 299
1972 402
1971 435
1970 486
1969 460
1968 503
1967 502
1966 566
1965 656
1964 722
1963 794
1962 814
1961 872
1960 904
1959 988
1958 1,036
1957 967
1956 958
1955 896
1954 943
1953 964
1952 977
1951 1,024
1950 964
1949 1,042
1948 1,039
1947 1,201
1946 1,088
1945 961
1944 1,073
1943 1,206
1942 1,260
1941 1,089
1940 1,060
1939 1,005
1938 1,130
1937 1,075
1936 1,080
1935 1,154
1934 1,196
1933 1,118
1932 1,333
1931 1,334
1930 1,353
1929 1,240
1928 1,385
1927 1,374
1926 1,409
1925 1,399
1924 1,548
1923 1,430
1922 1,457
1921 1,500
1920 1,507
1919 1,426
1918 1,505
1917 1,415
1916 1,626
1915 1,327
1914 972
1913 760
1912 655
1911 314
1910 279
1909 260
1908 215
1907 212
1906 195
1905 200
1904 202
1903 193
1902 217
1901 192
1900 290
1899 209
1898 250
1897 213
1896 263
1895 243
1894 269
1893 241
1892 265
1891 233
1890 219
1889 225
1888 253
1887 250
1886 227
1885 257
1884 246
1883 215
1882 239
1881 219
1880 224