Hugh
Boy name · Germanic origin
Hugh meaning
heart, mind
Hugh at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Germanic
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #762 in 2024
Hugh popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #71 | 224 |
| 1887 | #69 | 250 |
| 1890 | #80 | 219 |
| 1900 | #88 | 290 |
| 1910 | #112 | 279 |
| 1920 | #115 | 1,489 |
| 1930 | #131 | 1,342 |
| 1940 | #157 | 1,060 |
| 1950 | #206 | 959 |
| 1960 | #264 | 904 |
| 1970 | #368 | 486 |
| 1980 | #574 | 227 |
| 1990 | #736 | 193 |
| 2000 | #907 | 171 |
| 2010 | #961 | 206 |
| 2020 | #747 | 324 |
| 2024 | #762 | 332 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #71 | 224 |
| 1881 | #70 | 219 |
| 1882 | #73 | 239 |
| 1883 | #74 | 215 |
| 1884 | #73 | 246 |
| 1885 | #73 | 257 |
| 1886 | #77 | 227 |
| 1887 | #69 | 250 |
| 1888 | #79 | 253 |
| 1889 | #78 | 225 |
| 1890 | #80 | 219 |
| 1891 | #73 | 233 |
| 1892 | #77 | 265 |
| 1893 | #78 | 241 |
| 1894 | #75 | 269 |
| 1895 | #80 | 243 |
| 1896 | #75 | 263 |
| 1897 | #86 | 213 |
| 1898 | #84 | 250 |
| 1899 | #88 | 209 |
| 1900 | #88 | 290 |
| 1901 | #91 | 192 |
| 1902 | #92 | 217 |
| 1903 | #101 | 193 |
| 1904 | #105 | 202 |
| 1905 | #107 | 200 |
| 1906 | #110 | 195 |
| 1907 | #112 | 212 |
| 1908 | #121 | 215 |
| 1909 | #104 | 260 |
| 1910 | #112 | 279 |
| 1911 | #121 | 307 |
| 1912 | #116 | 648 |
| 1913 | #115 | 754 |
| 1914 | #116 | 967 |
| 1915 | #111 | 1,318 |
| 1916 | #96 | 1,619 |
| 1917 | #110 | 1,403 |
| 1918 | #112 | 1,489 |
| 1919 | #114 | 1,417 |
| 1920 | #115 | 1,489 |
| 1921 | #120 | 1,485 |
| 1922 | #120 | 1,441 |
| 1923 | #123 | 1,412 |
| 1924 | #116 | 1,541 |
| 1925 | #127 | 1,386 |
| 1926 | #128 | 1,393 |
| 1927 | #131 | 1,357 |
| 1928 | #129 | 1,374 |
| 1929 | #139 | 1,229 |
| 1930 | #131 | 1,342 |
| 1931 | #131 | 1,326 |
| 1932 | #128 | 1,320 |
| 1933 | #141 | 1,118 |
| 1934 | #135 | 1,187 |
| 1935 | #139 | 1,142 |
| 1936 | #142 | 1,074 |
| 1937 | #143 | 1,070 |
| 1938 | #146 | 1,121 |
| 1939 | #160 | 999 |
| 1940 | #157 | 1,060 |
| 1941 | #160 | 1,083 |
| 1942 | #154 | 1,254 |
| 1943 | #160 | 1,206 |
| 1944 | #165 | 1,064 |
| 1945 | #171 | 961 |
| 1946 | #174 | 1,088 |
| 1947 | #176 | 1,201 |
| 1948 | #191 | 1,039 |
| 1949 | #198 | 1,042 |
| 1950 | #206 | 959 |
| 1951 | #203 | 1,024 |
| 1952 | #210 | 977 |
| 1953 | #219 | 959 |
| 1954 | #230 | 943 |
| 1955 | #236 | 896 |
| 1956 | #236 | 958 |
| 1957 | #245 | 967 |
| 1958 | #243 | 1,031 |
| 1959 | #255 | 983 |
| 1960 | #264 | 904 |
| 1961 | #269 | 872 |
| 1962 | #269 | 814 |
| 1963 | #272 | 794 |
| 1964 | #291 | 722 |
| 1965 | #293 | 656 |
| 1966 | #311 | 566 |
| 1967 | #337 | 502 |
| 1968 | #350 | 494 |
| 1969 | #366 | 460 |
| 1970 | #368 | 486 |
| 1971 | #384 | 435 |
| 1972 | #393 | 402 |
| 1973 | #454 | 299 |
| 1974 | #468 | 294 |
| 1975 | #478 | 280 |
| 1976 | #516 | 242 |
| 1977 | #504 | 262 |
| 1978 | #533 | 241 |
| 1979 | #558 | 237 |
| 1980 | #574 | 227 |
| 1981 | #590 | 210 |
| 1982 | #564 | 230 |
| 1983 | #608 | 198 |
| 1984 | #604 | 200 |
| 1985 | #586 | 224 |
| 1986 | #646 | 191 |
| 1987 | #647 | 199 |
| 1988 | #687 | 186 |
| 1989 | #686 | 210 |
| 1990 | #736 | 193 |
| 1991 | #775 | 176 |
| 1992 | #831 | 161 |
| 1993 | #901 | 142 |
| 1994 | #817 | 168 |
| 1995 | #807 | 175 |
| 1996 | #763 | 193 |
| 1997 | #743 | 202 |
| 1998 | #774 | 203 |
| 1999 | #850 | 178 |
| 2000 | #907 | 171 |
| 2001 | #858 | 187 |
| 2002 | #866 | 191 |
| 2003 | #879 | 194 |
| 2004 | #923 | 184 |
| 2005 | #959 | 182 |
| 2006 | #1,000 | 184 |
| 2007 | #981 | 200 |
| 2008 | #1,001 | 195 |
| 2009 | #991 | 199 |
| 2010 | #961 | 206 |
| 2011 | #942 | 210 |
| 2012 | #930 | 220 |
| 2013 | #914 | 227 |
| 2014 | #864 | 255 |
| 2015 | #847 | 265 |
| 2016 | #849 | 264 |
| 2017 | #837 | 264 |
| 2018 | #804 | 281 |
| 2019 | #799 | 287 |
| 2020 | #747 | 324 |
| 2021 | #741 | 343 |
| 2022 | #804 | 312 |
| 2023 | #782 | 323 |
| 2024 | #762 | 332 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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