Boy nameCurrently #4,932 in the USRising

Hughes

//ˈhjuz//

1 syllablePeak year: 19166 lettersStarts with H

Meaning & origin

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Hughes's popularity over time

US birth records list 894 children given the name Hughes , most often around 1916. We show the full year-by-year chart for more widely used names.