Hugh Name Popularity

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How popular is Hugh?

The less frequently given name Hugh was the 806th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #69 was reached in 1887.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1916 with 1,619 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Hugh was 142 in 1993.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hugh occurred roughly during the years 1908-1916, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1930-1933, 1963-1967, and 1970-1973.

Where is the name Hugh popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

For a number of years, the name Hugh has been moving upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Hugh for their newborn has risen.

The name Hugh is used by only a select few but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Hugh (Girl)		Hugh (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	278	806
2017		< 5	--	264	837
2016		< 5	--	263	854
2015		< 5	--	263	851
2014		< 5	--	254	867
2013		< 5	--	227	914
2012		< 5	--	220	929
2011		< 5	--	210	945
2010		< 5	--	206	961
2009		< 5	--	199	993
2008		< 5	--	194	1,003
2007		< 5	--	200	982
2006		< 5	--	184	1,001
2005		< 5	--	182	960
2004		< 5	--	184	923
2003		< 5	--	194	880
2002		< 5	--	191	866
2001		< 5	--	187	858
2000		< 5	--	171	908
1999		< 5	--	178	853
1998		< 5	--	203	774
1997		< 5	--	202	743
1996		< 5	--	193	766
1995		< 5	--	176	807
1994		< 5	--	168	817
1993		< 5	--	142	903
1992		< 5	--	161	832
1991		< 5	--	176	773
1990		< 5	--	193	736
1989		< 5	--	210	687
1988		< 5	--	186	687
1987		< 5	--	199	650
1986		< 5	--	191	646
1985		5	11,264	225	584
1984		< 5	--	201	600
1983		< 5	--	198	608
1982		< 5	--	229	566
1981		< 5	--	210	590
1980		< 5	--	228	573
1979		< 5	--	237	558
1978		< 5	--	241	534
1977		< 5	--	263	505
1976		< 5	--	242	516
1975		< 5	--	280	478
1974		< 5	--	293	468
1973		< 5	--	299	454
1972		< 5	--	402	393
1971		< 5	--	435	385
1970		< 5	--	486	369
1969		< 5	--	462	366
1968		9	4,899	495	350
1967		< 5	--	502	337
1966		< 5	--	566	311
1965		< 5	--	656	293
1964		< 5	--	722	292
1963		< 5	--	795	272
1962		< 5	--	813	270
1961		< 5	--	872	269
1960		< 5	--	902	266
1959		5	6,612	982	255
1958		5	6,448	1,032	243
1957		< 5	--	966	245
1956		< 5	--	961	235
1955		< 5	--	894	236
1954		< 5	--	940	230
1953		5	6,014	958	219
1952		< 5	--	979	209
1951		< 5	--	1,020	203
1950		5	5,607	961	206
1949		< 5	--	1,042	198
1948		< 5	--	1,039	191
1947		< 5	--	1,199	176
1946		< 5	--	1,088	174
1945		< 5	--	961	171
1944		9	3,226	1,061	165
1943		< 5	--	1,207	160
1942		6	4,320	1,254	154
1941		6	4,153	1,082	160
1940		< 5	--	1,059	157
1939		6	3,967	999	160
1938		9	3,027	1,121	146
1937		5	4,522	1,070	143
1936		6	3,897	1,074	142
1935		12	2,486	1,142	139
1934		9	3,017	1,187	135
1933		< 5	--	1,118	141
1932		13	2,420	1,320	128
1931		8	3,337	1,326	131
1930		11	2,760	1,341	131
1929		11	2,817	1,231	139
1928		11	2,861	1,375	129
1927		17	2,205	1,356	131
1926		16	2,295	1,393	128
1925		13	2,683	1,386	127
1924		7	4,180	1,541	116
1923		18	2,122	1,410	123
1922		16	2,337	1,442	120
1921		15	2,429	1,485	120
1920		18	2,115	1,489	115
1919		9	3,315	1,417	114
1918		16	2,242	1,489	112
1917		12	2,629	1,403	110
1916		7	3,703	1,619	96
1915		9	2,992	1,318	111
1914		5	3,876	967	116
1913		6	2,995	754	115
1912		7	2,487	648	116
1911		7	2,060	307	121
1910		< 5	--	279	112
1909		< 5	--	260	104
1908		< 5	--	215	121
1907		< 5	--	212	113
1906		< 5	--	195	110
1905		< 5	--	200	107
1904		< 5	--	202	105
1903		< 5	--	193	101
1902		< 5	--	217	92
1901		< 5	--	192	91
1900		< 5	--	290	88
1899		< 5	--	209	88
1898		< 5	--	250	84
1897		< 5	--	213	86
1896		< 5	--	263	75
1895		< 5	--	243	80
1894		< 5	--	269	75
1893		< 5	--	241	78
1892		< 5	--	265	77
1891		< 5	--	233	73
1890		< 5	--	219	80
1889		< 5	--	225	78
1888		< 5	--	253	79
1887		< 5	--	250	69
1886		< 5	--	227	77
1885		< 5	--	257	73
1884		< 5	--	246	73
1883		< 5	--	215	74
1882		< 5	--	239	73
1881		< 5	--	219	70
1880		< 5	--	224	71

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.