Hugh is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Hugh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #732 for boy births in the United States (and #1,482 across all names), given to 360 babies. Hugh first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (1,619 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 360 | 360 | — | #732 |
| 2024 | 333 | 333 | — | #762 |
| 2023 | 323 | 323 | — | #785 |
| 2022 | 312 | 312 | — | #804 |
| 2021 | 343 | 343 | — | #742 |
| 2020 | 324 | 324 | — | #749 |
| 2019 | 287 | 287 | — | #799 |
| 2018 | 281 | 281 | — | #806 |
| 2017 | 264 | 264 | — | #838 |
| 2016 | 264 | 264 | — | #850 |
| 2015 | 265 | 265 | — | #848 |
| 2014 | 255 | 255 | — | #866 |
| 2013 | 227 | 227 | — | #915 |
| 2012 | 220 | 220 | — | #930 |
| 2011 | 210 | 210 | — | #946 |
| 2010 | 206 | 206 | — | #961 |
| 2009 | 199 | 199 | — | #995 |
| 2008 | 195 | 195 | — | #1,003 |
| 2007 | 200 | 200 | — | #982 |
| 2006 | 184 | 184 | — | #1,001 |
| 2005 | 182 | 182 | — | #961 |
| 2004 | 184 | 184 | — | #923 |
| 2003 | 194 | 194 | — | #880 |
| 2002 | 191 | 191 | — | #867 |
| 2001 | 187 | 187 | — | #858 |
| 2000 | 171 | 171 | — | #909 |
| 1999 | 178 | 178 | — | #854 |
| 1998 | 203 | 203 | — | #774 |
| 1997 | 202 | — | — | #744 |
| 1996 | 193 | — | — | #766 |
| 1995 | 175 | — | — | #807 |
| 1994 | 168 | — | — | #817 |
| 1993 | 142 | — | — | #903 |
| 1992 | 161 | — | — | #832 |
| 1991 | 176 | — | — | #774 |
| 1990 | 193 | — | — | #736 |
| 1989 | 210 | — | — | #687 |
| 1988 | 186 | — | — | #687 |
| 1987 | 199 | — | — | #652 |
| 1986 | 191 | — | — | #646 |
| 1985 | 229 | — | #11,268 | #587 |
| 1984 | 199 | — | — | #604 |
| 1983 | 199 | — | — | #606 |
| 1982 | 230 | — | — | #565 |
| 1981 | 210 | — | — | #590 |
| 1980 | 227 | — | — | #574 |
| 1979 | 237 | — | — | #558 |
| 1978 | 240 | — | — | #534 |
| 1977 | 262 | — | — | #504 |
| 1976 | 242 | — | — | #516 |
| 1975 | 280 | — | — | #478 |
| 1974 | 294 | — | — | #468 |
| 1973 | 299 | — | — | #454 |
| 1972 | 402 | — | — | #393 |
| 1971 | 435 | — | — | #384 |
| 1970 | 486 | — | — | #368 |
| 1969 | 460 | — | — | #366 |
| 1968 | 503 | — | #4,902 | #351 |
| 1967 | 502 | — | — | #337 |
| 1966 | 566 | — | — | #311 |
| 1965 | 656 | — | — | #293 |
| 1964 | 722 | — | — | #291 |
| 1963 | 794 | — | — | #272 |
| 1962 | 813 | — | — | #270 |
| 1961 | 873 | — | — | #269 |
| 1960 | 903 | — | — | #266 |
| 1959 | 989 | — | #6,615 | #255 |
| 1958 | 1,036 | — | #6,448 | #243 |
| 1957 | 967 | — | — | #245 |
| 1956 | 957 | — | — | #236 |
| 1955 | 896 | — | — | #236 |
| 1954 | 943 | — | — | #230 |
| 1953 | 964 | — | #6,014 | #219 |
| 1952 | 977 | — | — | #210 |
| 1951 | 1,024 | — | — | #203 |
| 1950 | 964 | — | #5,607 | #206 |
| 1949 | 1,042 | — | — | #198 |
| 1948 | 1,039 | — | — | #191 |
| 1947 | 1,201 | — | — | #176 |
| 1946 | 1,088 | — | — | #174 |
| 1945 | 961 | — | — | #171 |
| 1944 | 1,073 | — | #3,227 | #165 |
| 1943 | 1,206 | — | — | #160 |
| 1942 | 1,260 | — | #4,318 | #154 |
| 1941 | 1,089 | — | #4,154 | #160 |
| 1940 | 1,060 | — | — | #157 |
| 1939 | 1,005 | — | #3,969 | #160 |
| 1938 | 1,130 | — | #3,026 | #146 |
| 1937 | 1,075 | — | #4,525 | #143 |
| 1936 | 1,080 | — | #3,897 | #142 |
| 1935 | 1,154 | — | #2,486 | #139 |
| 1934 | 1,196 | — | #3,017 | #135 |
| 1933 | 1,118 | — | — | #141 |
| 1932 | 1,333 | — | #2,420 | #128 |
| 1931 | 1,334 | — | #3,337 | #131 |
| 1930 | 1,354 | — | #2,759 | #131 |
| 1929 | 1,239 | — | #2,816 | #139 |
| 1928 | 1,385 | — | #2,862 | #129 |
| 1927 | 1,374 | — | #2,204 | #131 |
| 1926 | 1,409 | — | #2,295 | #128 |
| 1925 | 1,399 | — | #2,683 | #127 |
| 1924 | 1,548 | — | #4,180 | #116 |
| 1923 | 1,430 | — | #2,122 | #123 |
| 1922 | 1,457 | — | #2,337 | #120 |
| 1921 | 1,500 | — | #2,429 | #120 |
| 1920 | 1,507 | — | #2,115 | #115 |
| 1919 | 1,426 | — | #3,315 | #114 |
| 1918 | 1,505 | — | #2,242 | #112 |
| 1917 | 1,415 | — | #2,629 | #110 |
| 1916 | 1,626 | — | #3,703 | #96 |
| 1915 | 1,327 | — | #2,992 | #111 |
| 1914 | 972 | — | #3,876 | #116 |
| 1913 | 760 | — | #2,995 | #115 |
| 1912 | 655 | — | #2,487 | #116 |
| 1911 | 314 | — | #2,060 | #121 |
| 1910 | 279 | — | — | #112 |
| 1909 | 260 | — | — | #104 |
| 1908 | 215 | — | — | #121 |
| 1907 | 212 | — | — | #113 |
| 1906 | 195 | — | — | #110 |
| 1905 | 200 | — | — | #107 |
| 1904 | 202 | — | — | #105 |
| 1903 | 193 | — | — | #101 |
| 1902 | 217 | — | — | #92 |
| 1901 | 192 | — | — | #91 |
| 1900 | 290 | — | — | #88 |
| 1899 | 209 | — | — | #88 |
| 1898 | 250 | — | — | #84 |
| 1897 | 213 | — | — | #86 |
| 1896 | 263 | — | — | #75 |
| 1895 | 243 | — | — | #80 |
| 1894 | 269 | — | — | #75 |
| 1893 | 241 | — | — | #78 |
| 1892 | 265 | — | — | #77 |
| 1891 | 233 | — | — | #73 |
| 1890 | 219 | — | — | #80 |
| 1889 | 225 | — | — | #78 |
| 1888 | 253 | — | — | #79 |
| 1887 | 250 | — | — | #69 |
| 1886 | 227 | — | — | #77 |
| 1885 | 257 | — | — | #73 |
| 1884 | 246 | — | — | #73 |
| 1883 | 215 | — | — | #74 |
| 1882 | 239 | — | — | #73 |
| 1881 | 219 | — | — | #70 |
| 1880 | 224 | — | — | #71 |