Hugh
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning heart mind spirit intellect.
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 |
Hugh by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,619 babies in 1916, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1885, about 1 in 450 American boys born that year was called Hugh.
Names that come from Hugh
Forms of Hugh in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Hudsonson of Hugh1,204 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hudsynson of Hugh; a modern respelling of Hudson75 in the US (2017)
- Hudson-Leeson of Hugh; surname used as given name20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hutchinsonson of Hugh; patronymic surname16 in the US (2017)
- Howieheart, feeling; a form of Howard or Howie from Hugh6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hughesheart, mind; from the name Hugh12 in the US (2017)
- Hutchisonson of Hugh8 in the US (2017)
- Hudson-Jamesson of Hugh; son of James; compound name7 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Hugh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hugomind; intellect; heart1,094 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Hugh
Names that are said the same way as Hugh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Hugh, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Hugh
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