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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.