Hu vs Hugh
Side-by-side comparison of Hu and Hugh — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Hu Hugh Current Rank Unranked #762 Total Births (all years) 5 83,466 Peak Year 1922 1916 Peak Year Births 5 1,619 Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss Gender Boy Boy First Recorded Year 1922 1880
Births by Decade Decade Hu Hugh 1880ss — 2,355 1890ss — 2,405 1900ss — 2,176 1910ss — 10,201 1920ss 5 14,107 1930ss — 11,699 1940ss — 10,998 1950ss — 9,697 1960ss — 6,784 1970ss — 3,178 1980ss — 2,075 1990ss — 1,791 2000ss — 1,887 2010ss — 2,479 2020ss — 1,634
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Hu Hugh 2014 — 255 2015 — 265 2016 — 264 2017 — 264 2018 — 281 2019 — 287 2020 — 324 2021 — 343 2022 — 312 2023 — 323 2024 — 332