Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hugh

#353 most common boys' name of all time · #782 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#353
Rank overall
#782 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
84,179
Since 2016
3,091
Peak year
1916 #96
Best rank
#69 1887
Girls Boys peak 1,626/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hugh is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 360 360 #732
2024 — 333 333 #762
2023 — 323 323 #783
2022 — 312 312 #804
2021 — 343 343 #742
2020 — 324 324 #748
2019 — 287 287 #799
2018 — 281 281 #805
2017 — 264 264 #837
2016 — 264 264 #849
2015 — 265 265 #847
2014 — 255 255 #864
2013 — 227 227 #914
2012 — 220 220 #930
2011 — 210 210 #943
2010 — 206 206 #961
2009 — 199 199 #991
2008 — 195 195 #1,002
2007 — 200 200 #981
2006 — 184 184 #1,000
2005 — 182 182 #959
2004 — 184 184 #923
2003 — 194 194 #879
2002 — 191 191 #866
2001 — 187 187 #858
2000 — 171 171 #907
1999 — 178 178 #851
1998 — 203 203 #774
1997 — 202 202 #743
1996 — 193 193 #764
1995 — 175 175 #807
1994 — 168 168 #817
1993 — 142 142 #901
1992 — 161 161 #831
1991 — 176 176 #774
1990 — 193 193 #736
1989 — 210 210 #686
1988 — 186 186 #687
1987 — 199 199 #646
1986 — 191 191 #646
1985 5 224 229 #586
1984 — 199 199 #604
1983 — 199 199 #605
1982 — 230 230 #564
1981 — 210 210 #590
1980 — 227 227 #574
1979 — 237 237 #559
1978 — 240 240 #533
1977 — 262 262 #504
1976 — 242 242 #517
1975 — 280 280 #478
1974 — 294 294 #468
1973 — 299 299 #454
1972 — 402 402 #393
1971 — 435 435 #384
1970 — 486 486 #368
1969 — 460 460 #366
1968 9 494 503 #351
1967 — 502 502 #337
1966 — 566 566 #311
1965 — 656 656 #293
1964 — 722 722 #291
1963 — 794 794 #272
1962 — 813 813 #270
1961 — 873 873 #269
1960 — 903 903 #266
1959 5 984 989 #254
1958 5 1,031 1,036 #243
1957 — 967 967 #245
1956 — 957 957 #236
1955 — 896 896 #236
1954 — 943 943 #230
1953 5 959 964 #219
1952 — 977 977 #210
1951 — 1,024 1,024 #203
1950 5 959 964 #206
1949 — 1,042 1,042 #198
1948 — 1,039 1,039 #191
1947 — 1,201 1,201 #176
1946 — 1,088 1,088 #174
1945 — 961 961 #171
1944 9 1,064 1,073 #165
1943 — 1,206 1,206 #160
1942 6 1,254 1,260 #154
1941 6 1,083 1,089 #160
1940 — 1,060 1,060 #157
1939 6 999 1,005 #160
1938 9 1,121 1,130 #146
1937 5 1,070 1,075 #143
1936 6 1,074 1,080 #142
1935 12 1,142 1,154 #139
1934 9 1,187 1,196 #135
1933 — 1,118 1,118 #141
1932 13 1,320 1,333 #128
1931 8 1,326 1,334 #131
1930 11 1,343 1,354 #131
1929 11 1,228 1,239 #139
1928 11 1,374 1,385 #129
1927 17 1,357 1,374 #131
1926 16 1,393 1,409 #128
1925 13 1,386 1,399 #127
1924 7 1,541 1,548 #116
1923 18 1,412 1,430 #123
1922 16 1,441 1,457 #120
1921 15 1,485 1,500 #120
1920 18 1,489 1,507 #115
1919 9 1,417 1,426 #114
1918 16 1,489 1,505 #112
1917 12 1,403 1,415 #111
1916 7 1,619 1,626 #96
1915 9 1,318 1,327 #111
1914 5 967 972 #116
1913 6 754 760 #115
1912 7 648 655 #116
1911 7 307 314 #121
1910 — 279 279 #112
1909 — 260 260 #104
1908 — 215 215 #121
1907 — 212 212 #112
1906 — 195 195 #110
1905 — 200 200 #107
1904 — 202 202 #105
1903 — 193 193 #101
1902 — 217 217 #92
1901 — 192 192 #91
1900 — 290 290 #88
1899 — 209 209 #88
1898 — 250 250 #84
1897 — 213 213 #86
1896 — 263 263 #75
1895 — 243 243 #80
1894 — 269 269 #75
1893 — 241 241 #78
1892 — 265 265 #77
1891 — 233 233 #73
1890 — 219 219 #80
1889 — 225 225 #78
1888 — 253 253 #79
1887 — 250 250 #69
1886 — 227 227 #77
1885 — 257 257 #73
1884 — 246 246 #73
1883 — 215 215 #74
1882 — 239 239 #73
1881 — 219 219 #70
1880 — 224 224 #71