Total births
87
US rank #11562 Boys' name Peak 2017 87 births
Hughston — #11562 US boys' name
87 babies named Hughston in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
#11562
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 19% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
49% of everyone ever named Hughston was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
10 babies were named Hughston in 2017 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Hughston
The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Hughston between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hughston currently holds the #11562 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Hughston performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Hughston shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Hughston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Hughston at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#11,562
Active since
2001
Hughston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
Hughston by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 43 births that decade — 49% of Hughston's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hughston? ▼
87 babies have been named Hughston since 2001. It currently ranks #11562 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 10 births.
When was Hughston most popular? ▼
Hughston was most popular in the 2010s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Hughston been used? ▼
Hughston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hughston? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hugh, Hugo, Hughie, Hughes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.