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How popular is the name Hew?
Births per year, rank history and how many Hews are alive today.
Hew (male), a spelling of Hugh, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 4812th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2004, when 4 babies were given the name, the 3009th most popular that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Hugh you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old. Half of all Hughs born in England and Wales are between 42 and 74, and there are at least 21,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 6.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Hugh.
How many babies are named Hew each year?
Includes all spellings: Hew, Hugh. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Hew spelling rank?
Where does the Hugh spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Hew most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Hugh, peaked in 1904, when around 1,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Hew spelling itself peaked in 2004, with 4 babies.
How many people are called Hew?
At least 21,000 people named Hew in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Hew?
Most living Hews are between 42 and 74; the most common age is about 71.
Is Hew becoming more or less popular?
It has faded from the rankings.