NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Hugh Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Hugh: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 83,825 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
83,825
Peak year
1916 #96
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+17.7%

In the 1910s · Most used in GA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011210#946
2012220#930
2013227#915
2014255#866
2015265#848
2016264#850
2017264#838
2018281#806
2019287#799
2020324#749
2021343#742
2022312#804
2023323#785
2024333#762
2025360#732

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1916

GA
309
NC
91
PA
90
NY
77
TN
71
TX
70

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