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The name Hugh peaked for girls at #2060 in 1911. Hugh is also used for boys, ranking #732 in 2025.

The name Hugh is a boy's name of German, English, Irish origin meaning "mind, intellect".

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Patrician to the core, Hugh was firmly in the Top 100 until 1903. It's never achieved those heights again, though it has always managed to remain in the Top 1000, scraping bottom at literally Number 1000 in 2006 before reversing course and heading back upwards.
 Hugh has always been particularly prevalent among the Irish—there have been 20 Irish Saint Hughs, and it's traditionally associated with the O'Donnell clan. Hugh was an early immigrant to the New World, where there were two Hughs in the first English-speaking settlement in America. Hugh's biggest drawback is its sound, barely more than an exhaled breath. 
 
Actor Hugh Jackman adds a dash of the romantic hero, and other prominent Hughs include Hugh Laurie (born James Hugh), Hugh Grant, and Hugh Dancy. Then there's Hugh Hefner, known to the world as Hef. 
 Hew and Huw are the distinctively—probably too distinctively—spelled Welsh forms.
 A modern alternate option would be the surname Hughes.

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The name Hugh is currently ranked #732 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #69 in 1887. The name is most popular in HUGH, HUGH, and HUGH. Hugh is occasionally used for girls in 1985.

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