Boys' name · since 2001
Hughston
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.
- #18,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
87 boys have been named Hughston since 2001, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Hughston recorded 87 times among boys since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2024.
- #18,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 87 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hughston ranks #18,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 87
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hughston's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hughston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hughston splits its recorded history at 2015: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hughston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Hughston by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (43 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Hughston's strongest decade.
43 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Hughston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 43 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Hughston's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (43 total births) through the 2020s (22) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hughston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2001–2024 (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 Hughston 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.