Boys' name · since 1888
Hughie
Hughie has 1,676 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,676
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hughie currently ranks #9743 among boys' names in America, with 1,676 babies recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hughie has been recorded 1,676 times among boys since 1888, currently ranked #9743 nationally and more common than 30% of boys, 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 1888 to 2025.
- #3,686 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,743 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,676 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hughie ranks #3,686 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,743 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,676 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,686 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,743 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,676
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Hughie's 1,676 recorded births place it above 91.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Tennessee.
How Hughie compares
1,676 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hughie's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hughie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hughie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hughie splits its recorded history at 1939: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1925 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hughie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1925)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Hughie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (377 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Hughie's strongest decade.
377 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Hughie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 44
1890s
44 births
- 1900s 52
1900s
52 births
- 1910s
1910s
251 births
- 1920s
1920s
377 births
- 1930s
1930s
298 births
- 1940s
1940s
239 births
- 1950s
1950s
191 births
- 1960s 112
1960s
112 births
- 1970s 50
1970s
50 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 377 births (22% of all-time use).
How Hughie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hughie's total volume
Hughie by state
Where Hughie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 23 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 13 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.3% |
23 of 1,676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Hughie appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hughie's data
- Hughie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (377 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Hughies (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hughie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Hughie 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.