Is Hugh a boy or girl name?
Hugh is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 332 boys were named Hugh, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 83,820 US babies named Hugh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #763
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hugh since 1880
- 83,820
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 1,626 babies
Boys and girls named Hugh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,355 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 2,405 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 2,176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 10,201 | 78 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 14,107 | 142 | 1% |
| 1930s | 11,699 | 79 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 10,998 | 21 | 0.2% |
| 1950s | 9,697 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 6,784 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 1970s | 3,178 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 2,075 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,791 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,887 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,479 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,634 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 332 | #763 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 323 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 312 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 343 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 324 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 287 | #799 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 281 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 264 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 264 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 265 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 255 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 227 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 220 | #930 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 210 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 206 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 199 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 195 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 200 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 184 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 182 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 184 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 194 | #880 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 191 | #867 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 187 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 171 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 178 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 203 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 202 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 193 | #766 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 175 | #807 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 168 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 142 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 161 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 176 | #775 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 193 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 210 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 186 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 199 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 191 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 224 | #587 | 5 | #11,268 |
| 1984 | 200 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 198 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 230 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 210 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 227 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 237 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 241 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 262 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 242 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 280 | #478 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 294 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 299 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 402 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 435 | #384 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 486 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 460 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 494 | #351 | 9 | #4,901 |
| 1967 | 502 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 566 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 656 | #293 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 722 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 794 | #272 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 814 | #270 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 872 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 904 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 983 | #255 | 5 | #6,615 |
| 1958 | 1,031 | #243 | 5 | #6,449 |
| 1957 | 967 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 958 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 896 | #236 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 943 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 959 | #219 | 5 | #6,015 |
| 1952 | 977 | #210 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 1,024 | #203 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 959 | #206 | 5 | #5,607 |
| 1949 | 1,042 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 1,039 | #191 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,201 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 1,088 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 961 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 1,064 | #165 | 9 | #3,227 |
| 1943 | 1,206 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 1,254 | #154 | 6 | #4,318 |
| 1941 | 1,083 | #160 | 6 | #4,154 |
| 1940 | 1,060 | #157 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 999 | #160 | 6 | #3,969 |
| 1938 | 1,121 | #146 | 9 | #3,026 |
| 1937 | 1,070 | #143 | 5 | #4,525 |
| 1936 | 1,074 | #142 | 6 | #3,897 |
| 1935 | 1,142 | #139 | 12 | #2,486 |
| 1934 | 1,187 | #135 | 9 | #3,017 |
| 1933 | 1,118 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 1,320 | #128 | 13 | #2,420 |
| 1931 | 1,326 | #131 | 8 | #3,337 |
| 1930 | 1,342 | #131 | 11 | #2,759 |
| 1929 | 1,229 | #139 | 11 | #2,816 |
| 1928 | 1,374 | #129 | 11 | #2,862 |
| 1927 | 1,357 | #131 | 17 | #2,205 |
| 1926 | 1,393 | #128 | 16 | #2,295 |
| 1925 | 1,386 | #127 | 13 | #2,683 |
| 1924 | 1,541 | #116 | 7 | #4,180 |
| 1923 | 1,412 | #123 | 18 | #2,122 |
| 1922 | 1,441 | #120 | 16 | #2,337 |
| 1921 | 1,485 | #120 | 15 | #2,429 |
| 1920 | 1,489 | #115 | 18 | #2,115 |
| 1919 | 1,417 | #114 | 9 | #3,315 |
| 1918 | 1,489 | #112 | 16 | #2,242 |
| 1917 | 1,403 | #110 | 12 | #2,629 |
| 1916 | 1,619 | #96 | 7 | #3,703 |
| 1915 | 1,318 | #111 | 9 | #2,992 |
| 1914 | 967 | #116 | 5 | #3,876 |
| 1913 | 754 | #115 | 6 | #2,995 |
| 1912 | 648 | #116 | 7 | #2,487 |
| 1911 | 307 | #121 | 7 | #2,060 |
| 1910 | 279 | #112 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 260 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 215 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 212 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 195 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 200 | #107 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 202 | #105 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 193 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 217 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 192 | #91 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 290 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 209 | #88 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 250 | #84 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 213 | #86 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 263 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 243 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 269 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 241 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 265 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 233 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 219 | #80 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 225 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 253 | #79 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 250 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 227 | #77 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 257 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 246 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 215 | #74 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 239 | #73 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 219 | #70 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 224 | #71 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hugh reached #69 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #2,060 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hugh
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.