Huw
A boys’ name of Welsh origin, meaning form of Hugh, mind, intellect.
Babies a year
15
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1705
15 babies
Huw by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Huw.
Other names that come from Hugh
Like Huw, each of these traces back to Hugh: a form of it, a name built from it, or 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 Huw. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Huw
Names that are said the same way as Huw, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.