Huw

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugo or Hugh.

From Wikipedia

Huw first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1997 with 88 babies (rank #299 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Huw

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,118

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	72	#334
1997	88	#299
1998	68	#346
1999	65	#357
2000	65	#367
2001	61	#386
2002	56	#405
2003	51	#476
2004	49	#536
2005	49	#549
2006	53	#557
2007	48	#619
2008	54	#593
2009	43	#700
2010	42	#725
2011	52	#643
2012	47	#713
2013	38	#809
2014	42	#757
2015	34	#892
2016	41	#793