Over the past 110 years, 6 girls and 70 513 boys have been named Hugh. The name Hugh ranks 16860th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Hugh in 1922. The peak of popularity of the name Hugh came in the 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.