Boy name

Hugh

Hugh is currently the #732 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 360 babies. After peaking all the way back in 1887, Hugh is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Looking at the full record since 1880, Hugh hit its all-time high of #69 in 1887, when 250 boys were given the name. State by state, Massachusetts leads the way at #347.