Hugh Boy

Popularity: #608 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Hugh

Hugh Jackman is an Australian actor known for his role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series.

Hugh Grant is a British actor famous for his performances in romantic comedies such as Notting Hill.

Hugh Laurie is an English actor and musician, best known for his role in the television series House.

Hugh Hefner was an American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy magazine.

Fictional characters named Hugh

Hugh Apiston is a character in the video game series Fallout, known for his role in the storyline.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Hugh was first seen in the United States in 1880. Hugh has ranked as high as #224 nationally, which occurred in 1916, and has been most popular in New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In the past 5 years the name Hugh has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Hugh (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
IL	17	6%
TX	16	6%
CA	16	6%
NY	15	5%
NC	14	5%
OH	14	5%
WI	14	5%
WA	13	5%
PA	13	5%
TN	12	4%
VA	12	4%
MN	12	4%
MA	10	4%
MI	9	3%
MO	8	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	224
1881	219
1882	239
1883	215
1884	246
1885	257
1886	227
1887	250
1888	253
1889	225
1890	219
1891	233
1892	265
1893	241
1894	269
1895	243
1896	263
1897	213
1898	250
1899	209
1900	290
1901	192
1902	217
1903	193
1904	202
1905	200
1906	195
1907	212
1908	215
1909	260
1910	279
1911	307
1912	648
1913	754
1914	967
1915	1,318
1916	1,619
1917	1,403
1918	1,489
1919	1,417
1920	1,489
1921	1,485
1922	1,441
1923	1,412
1924	1,541
1925	1,386
1926	1,393
1927	1,357
1928	1,374
1929	1,229
1930	1,342
1931	1,326
1932	1,320
1933	1,118
1934	1,187
1935	1,142
1936	1,074
1937	1,070
1938	1,121
1939	999
1940	1,060
1941	1,083
1942	1,254
1943	1,206
1944	1,064
1945	961
1946	1,088
1947	1,201
1948	1,039
1949	1,042
1950	959
1951	1,024
1952	977
1953	959
1954	943
1955	896
1956	958
1957	967
1958	1,031
1959	983
1960	904
1961	872
1962	814
1963	794
1964	722
1965	656
1966	566
1967	502
1968	494
1969	460
1970	486
1971	435
1972	402
1973	299
1974	294
1975	280
1976	242
1977	262
1978	241
1979	237
1980	227
1981	210
1982	230
1983	198
1984	200
1985	224
1986	191
1987	199
1988	186
1989	210
1990	193
1991	176
1992	161
1993	142
1994	168
1995	175
1996	193
1997	202
1998	203
1999	178
2000	171
2001	187
2002	191
2003	194
2004	184
2005	182
2006	184
2007	200
2008	195
2009	199
2010	206
2011	210
2012	220
2013	227
2014	255
2015	265
2016	264
2017	264
2018	281
2019	287
2020	324
2021	343
2022	312
2023	323
2024	332