Hugh

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name Hugues, itself the Old French variant of Hugo, a short form of Continental Germanic given names beginning in the element *hug- "mind, spirit".

From Wikipedia

Hugh first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2018 with 90 babies (rank #110 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Hugh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hugh yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

357

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hugh

Hugh Grantfilm actor · b. 1960
Hugh Laurierower · b. 1959
Hugh Hefnernightclub owner · b. 1926
Hugh David Politzertheoretical physicist · b. 1949
Hugh Masekelarecording artist · b. 1939

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	16	#136
2015	20	#139
2016	13	#169
2017	8	#206
2018	90	#110
2019	64	#127
2022	82	#115
2024	64	#125