Hughes is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has grown less common since.
Hughes is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,309 for boy births in the United States (and #9,198 across all names), given to 24 babies. Hughes was first reported in SSA data in 1896 and peaked in 1916 (61 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | #4,309 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | #4,948 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | #6,039 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #4,351 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,420 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #4,925 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #6,216 |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | #7,810 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 | #6,849 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | #9,168 |
| 2015 | 15 | 15 | #5,833 |
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | #8,390 |
| 2013 | 15 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | #7,228 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 | #7,173 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,249 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #13,061 |
| 2006 | 11 | 11 | #7,112 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | #8,582 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #10,044 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | #9,837 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #6,728 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #7,895 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #9,562 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #6,054 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #8,386 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,243 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,945 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,719 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,666 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,658 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #4,658 |
| 1968 | 5 | — | #4,383 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | #4,193 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #3,808 |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #3,768 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #3,148 |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #4,234 |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #3,322 |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #2,251 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #3,595 |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #3,216 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #2,431 |
| 1950 | 10 | — | #2,501 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #3,143 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #2,432 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #3,747 |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #3,146 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | #2,639 |
| 1942 | 13 | — | #2,089 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | #2,040 |
| 1940 | 12 | — | #2,128 |
| 1939 | 12 | — | #2,112 |
| 1938 | 5 | — | #3,759 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | #3,320 |
| 1936 | 8 | — | #2,736 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,098 |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #2,649 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,450 |
| 1932 | 8 | — | #2,971 |
| 1931 | 13 | — | #2,153 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | #1,923 |
| 1929 | 10 | — | #2,677 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,328 |
| 1927 | 15 | — | #2,148 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,644 |
| 1925 | 10 | — | #2,839 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #2,403 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #2,517 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | #3,381 |
| 1921 | 26 | — | #1,491 |
| 1920 | 17 | — | #1,997 |
| 1919 | 26 | — | #1,430 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #1,946 |
| 1917 | 31 | — | #1,230 |
| 1916 | 61 | — | #794 |
| 1915 | 15 | — | #1,919 |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,032 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #1,473 |
| 1912 | 15 | — | #1,242 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | #1,044 |