The baby name Hugh appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1916 with 2,234 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Hugh has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 318 |
| 1911 | 314 |
| 1912 | 733 |
| 1913 | 827 |
| 1914 | 1,166 |
| 1915 | 1,648 |
| 1916 | 2,234 |
| 1917 | 1,930 |
| 1918 | 2,022 |
| 1919 | 1,905 |
| 1920 | 1,951 |
| 1921 | 1,965 |
| 1922 | 6 |
| 1922 | 1,901 |
| 1923 | 1,818 |
| 1924 | 2,042 |
| 1925 | 1,790 |
| 1926 | 1,843 |
| 1927 | 1,745 |
| 1928 | 1,711 |
| 1929 | 1,516 |
| 1930 | 2,000 |
| 1931 | 1,802 |
| 1932 | 1,626 |
| 1933 | 1,385 |
| 1934 | 1,419 |
| 1935 | 1,435 |
| 1936 | 1,326 |
| 1937 | 1,258 |
| 1938 | 1,290 |
| 1939 | 1,243 |
| 1940 | 1,297 |
| 1941 | 1,350 |
| 1942 | 1,506 |
| 1943 | 1,454 |
| 1944 | 1,247 |
| 1945 | 1,156 |
| 1946 | 1,226 |
| 1947 | 1,516 |
| 1948 | 1,334 |
| 1949 | 1,386 |
| 1950 | 1,278 |
| 1951 | 1,304 |
| 1952 | 1,180 |
| 1953 | 1,316 |
| 1954 | 1,150 |
| 1955 | 1,174 |
| 1956 | 1,270 |
| 1957 | 1,220 |
| 1958 | 1,354 |
| 1959 | 1,207 |
| 1960 | 1,068 |
| 1961 | 975 |
| 1962 | 981 |
| 1963 | 1,046 |
| 1964 | 806 |
| 1965 | 804 |
| 1966 | 676 |
| 1967 | 541 |
| 1968 | 564 |
| 1969 | 490 |
| 1970 | 511 |
| 1971 | 432 |
| 1972 | 423 |
| 1973 | 272 |
| 1974 | 289 |
| 1975 | 257 |
| 1976 | 259 |
| 1977 | 254 |
| 1978 | 221 |
| 1979 | 223 |
| 1980 | 188 |
| 1981 | 172 |
| 1982 | 197 |
| 1983 | 171 |
| 1984 | 158 |
| 1985 | 195 |
| 1986 | 124 |
| 1987 | 148 |
| 1988 | 131 |
| 1989 | 181 |
| 1990 | 132 |
| 1991 | 143 |
| 1992 | 125 |
| 1993 | 134 |
| 1994 | 163 |
| 1995 | 140 |
| 1996 | 170 |
| 1997 | 155 |
| 1998 | 174 |
| 1999 | 144 |
| 2000 | 137 |
| 2001 | 166 |
| 2002 | 162 |
| 2003 | 117 |
| 2004 | 135 |
| 2005 | 150 |
| 2006 | 150 |
| 2007 | 154 |
| 2008 | 158 |
| 2009 | 181 |
| 2010 | 161 |
| 2011 | 164 |
| 2012 | 215 |
| 2013 | 196 |
| 2014 | 237 |
| 2015 | 265 |
| 2016 | 290 |
| 2017 | 263 |
| 2018 | 266 |
| 2019 | 281 |
| 2020 | 312 |
| 2021 | 362 |
| 2022 | 310 |
| 2023 | 329 |
| 2024 | 337 |