Boys' name · since 1885
Fitzhugh
380 babies named Fitzhugh in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fitzhugh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 380 have been recorded since 1885.
Fitzhugh has 380 recorded births among boys since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2002.
- #9,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 380 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fitzhugh ranks #9,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 380 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 380
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Fitzhugh's 380 recorded births place it above 79.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Virginia.
Fitzhugh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Fitzhugh's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1898 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Fitzhugh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2002
- Peak year (1898)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Fitzhugh by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (120 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Fitzhugh's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Fitzhugh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 120 births (32% of all-time use).
Fitzhugh by state
Where Fitzhugh concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Virginia | | 15 | 3.9% |
15 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Fitzhugh's data
- Fitzhugh's decade-level peak was the 1920s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Virginia records the most Fitzhughs (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fitzhugh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1898)
Similar record span (~117 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1885–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fitzhugh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.