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Hugh

Boy Germanic languages #784 in 2023

Hugh is a boy name of Germanic languages origin.

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Meaning of Hugh

From the - aristocratic and saint's name Hughe, brought to England by Normans, from a short form of - names beginning with hugiz, such as Hubert. Cognate with hyġe.

Popularity of Hugh

Popularity, 1880–2023
323 births in 2023
1880 2023

83,134 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year
1916
1,619 babies
First recorded
1880
Earliest SSA data
Recent trend
Rising
Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.