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Hugh

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hugh: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #198 to #529.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#198#529
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#220
1997#198
1998#247
1999#261
2000#287
2001#296
2002#269
2003#304
2004#288
2005#281
2006#350
2007#400
2008#349
2009#385
2010#364
2011#349
2012#398
2013#407
2014#352
2015#346
2016#344
2017#355
2018#373
2019#381
2020#384
2021#431
2022#427
2023#417
2024#500
2025#529

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2025: #179 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #529 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1955–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New Zealand in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #53 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #529 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Republic of Ireland in 1965.

Hugh's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#52973HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#50078HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#41794HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#42796HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#43197HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#384111HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#381115HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#373121HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#355133HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#344136HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#346133HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#352121HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#407100HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#398103HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#349124HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#364112HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#385101HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#349111HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#40090HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#350100HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#281116HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#288106HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#30494HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#269104HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#29693HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#28794HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#261108HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#247119HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#198165HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#220139HighVerified
1957New Zealandmale#9851HighVerified
1955New Zealandmale#9150HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#3394HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#12619HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#14716HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#21110HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#15914HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#14617HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#2159HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#3634HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#16615HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#14219HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#15218HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#20810HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#15617HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#19111HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#21110HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#19112HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2179HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#2228HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandmale#2386HighVerified
2005Northern Irelandmale#2187HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandmale#16412HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#15412HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#1679HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandmale#2803HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#1768HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandmale#14013HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandmale#13714HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandmale#1699HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#17927HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#16231HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#14637HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#13544HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#13148HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#12250HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#16136HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#13545HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#11754HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#11957HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#11065HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#10671HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#9873HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#11263HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#9979HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#12660HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#9282HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#10076HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#11165HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#10460HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#9962HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#9166HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#10254HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#10548HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#12735HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#10545HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#10544HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#10640HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#9751HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#10255HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#8961HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#9954HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#10254HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#9759HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#9164HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#10052HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#9158HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#8959HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandmale#9462HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandmale#9065HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandmale#9064HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandmale#8766HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#9066HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#9564HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#8382HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#8185HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#8488HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#9173HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#9570HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#9176HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandmale#9468HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#8088HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#8196HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#7898HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#7892HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandmale#7593HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#7387HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandmale#7181HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandmale#56104HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandmale#6295HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandmale#53118HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandmale#53112HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#33011HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Hugh is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Hugh, between 1955 and 2025, in 64 of those 71 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1955–19572#91 in 1955
Republic of Ireland1964–202562#53 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202530#198 in 1997
Northern Ireland1997–202428#126 in 2023
Scotland20241#330 in 2024

Its high point came 69 years earlier in New Zealand (1955) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1957; it appears again in 1964.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1955 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #53 in Republic of Ireland in 1965. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.