Boys' name · since 1893
Hughey
Since 1893, U.S. Social Security records show 405 babies named Hughey, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hughey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 405 recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hughey has been recorded 405 times among boys since 1893, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1962.
- #8,954 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 405 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hughey ranks #8,954 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 405 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,954 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 405
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hughey's 405 recorded births place it above 80.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Hughey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hughey splits its recorded history at 1934: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1893 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hughey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1962
- Peak year (1917)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Hughey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (95 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Hughey's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Hughey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 18
1890s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
92 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 95 births (23% of all-time use).
Hughey by state
Where Hughey concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
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What to do with Hughey's data
- Hughey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Hugheys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Hughey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1893–1962 (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 Hughey 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.