Hugh
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning heart mind spirit intellect.
Babies a year
73
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#732
up from #763
UK popularity
#529
73 babies · down from #500
How Hugh has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #848 |
| 2016 | #850 |
| 2017 | #838 |
| 2018 | #804 |
| 2019 | #798 |
| 2020 | #748 |
| 2021 | #741 |
| 2022 | #811 |
| 2023 | #785 |
| 2024 | #763 |
| 2025 | #732 |
In 2025, 73 babies in England and Wales were named Hugh. In the US, 263 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 1,619 in 1916.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hugh was most common in 1885, when it went to 0.22% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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