Hugh

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Anglo-Norman	Boy	Mind / Intellect
Jamaican	Boy	Mind
Latin	Boy	Mind; spirit
Middle English	Boy	Mind; spirit
Old English	Boy	bright in mind and spirit
Old German	Boy	Heart; mind
Teutonic	Boy	Mind; spirit

Fun Facts About the Name Hugh

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Scrabble Score

11 points

Similar & Rhyming Names

HiawasseeHuxMaryboroughHushikiHaja

Popularity of Hugh

Popularity Analysis

The name Hugh first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1887 when it reached rank #69. It broke into the top 100 for 24 years. As of 2024, it ranked #763.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	763	Male	0.0180%
2023	784	Male	0.0176%
2022	804	Male	0.0166%
2021	741	Male	0.0183%
2020	744	Male	0.0176%
2019	797	Male	0.0150%
2018	801	Male	0.0145%
2017	837	Male	0.0134%
2016	850	Male	0.0130%
2015	852	Male	0.0129%
2014	867	Male	0.0124%
2013	913	Male	0.0113%
2012	929	Male	0.0109%
2011	945	Male	0.0104%
2010	963	Male	0.0100%
2009	988	Male	0.0094%
2007	981	Male	0.0091%
2006	1000	Male	0.0084%
2005	960	Male	0.0086%
2004	923	Male	0.0087%
2003	880	Male	0.0092%
2002	866	Male	0.0093%
2001	858	Male	0.0091%
2000	907	Male	0.0082%
1999	851	Male	0.0087%
1998	773	Male	0.0100%
1997	742	Male	0.0102%
1996	764	Male	0.0096%
1995	806	Male	0.0088%
1994	815	Male	0.0082%
1993	903	Male	0.0069%
1992	831	Male	0.0077%
1991	773	Male	0.0083%
1990	736	Male	0.0090%
1989	687	Male	0.0100%
1988	687	Male	0.0093%
1987	649	Male	0.0102%
1986	650	Male	0.0098%
1985	585	Male	0.0117%
1984	605	Male	0.0106%
1983	606	Male	0.0107%
1982	566	Male	0.0121%
1981	589	Male	0.0113%
1980	574	Male	0.0123%
1979	561	Male	0.0131%
1978	533	Male	0.0141%
1977	505	Male	0.0153%
1976	519	Male	0.0148%
1975	477	Male	0.0173%
1974	468	Male	0.0180%
1973	454	Male	0.0186%
1972	392	Male	0.0241%
1971	386	Male	0.0239%
1970	369	Male	0.0255%
1969	366	Male	0.0251%
1968	348	Male	0.0280%
1967	337	Male	0.0283%
1966	311	Male	0.0312%
1965	292	Male	0.0347%
1964	292	Male	0.0355%
1963	272	Male	0.0385%
1962	270	Male	0.0387%
1961	270	Male	0.0402%
1960	265	Male	0.0417%
1959	255	Male	0.0453%
1958	243	Male	0.0478%
1957	245	Male	0.0443%
1956	236	Male	0.0446%
1955	236	Male	0.0429%
1954	228	Male	0.0455%
1953	219	Male	0.0478%
1952	209	Male	0.0497%
1951	203	Male	0.0534%
1950	207	Male	0.0526%
1949	197	Male	0.0580%
1948	191	Male	0.0583%
1947	176	Male	0.0645%
1946	174	Male	0.0657%
1945	171	Male	0.0703%
1944	165	Male	0.0765%
1943	160	Male	0.0829%
1942	155	Male	0.0890%
1941	160	Male	0.0864%
1940	157	Male	0.0892%
1939	160	Male	0.0882%
1938	146	Male	0.0986%
1937	144	Male	0.0979%
1936	142	Male	0.1008%
1935	139	Male	0.1070%
1934	135	Male	0.1116%
1933	141	Male	0.1097%
1932	128	Male	0.1228%
1931	131	Male	0.1242%
1930	131	Male	0.1186%
1929	139	Male	0.1114%
1928	129	Male	0.1202%
1927	131	Male	0.1169%
1926	128	Male	0.1215%
1925	127	Male	0.1205%
1924	116	Male	0.1316%
1923	123	Male	0.1246%
1922	120	Male	0.1281%
1921	120	Male	0.1304%
1920	115	Male	0.1353%
1919	114	Male	0.1396%
1918	112	Male	0.1417%
1917	110	Male	0.1464%
1916	97	Male	0.1751%
1915	111	Male	0.1497%
1914	116	Male	0.1415%
1913	115	Male	0.1406%
1912	116	Male	0.1433%
1911	121	Male	0.1272%
1910	112	Male	0.1338%
1909	104	Male	0.1470%
1908	121	Male	0.1292%
1907	113	Male	0.1337%
1906	110	Male	0.1353%
1905	107	Male	0.1396%
1904	105	Male	0.1458%
1903	101	Male	0.1492%
1902	92	Male	0.1635%
1901	91	Male	0.1661%
1900	88	Male	0.1787%
1899	88	Male	0.1814%
1898	84	Male	0.1892%
1897	86	Male	0.1747%
1896	75	Male	0.2037%
1895	80	Male	0.1919%
1894	75	Male	0.2154%
1893	78	Male	0.1991%
1892	77	Male	0.2016%
1891	73	Male	0.2132%
1890	80	Male	0.1830%
1889	78	Male	0.1890%
1888	79	Male	0.1947%
1887	69	Male	0.2287%
1886	77	Male	0.1907%
1885	73	Male	0.2217%
1884	73	Male	0.2004%
1883	74	Male	0.1911%
1882	73	Male	0.1958%
1881	70	Male	0.2032%
1880	71	Male	0.1892%

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