Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Hugh

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Hugh
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

1,619

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

79.5%

2024

332

All-time

83,466

Hugh is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 1,619 boys were named Hugh.

In 2024, only 332 boys were given the name.

All told, about 83,466 Americans have been named Hugh and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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