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How popular is the name Huey?
Births per year, rank history and how many Hueys are alive today.
Huey (male) is a shortened form of the name Hugh. Although Huey itself was given to 24 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 1197th as a registered name), most Hueys are registered as Hugh, which ranked 529th in 2025 with 73 babies.
Most people called Huey are registered as Hugh, and share that name's profile: the Hugh you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old. Half of all Hughs born in England and Wales are between 40 and 74, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. Only some Hughs go by Huey.
How many babies are named Huey or Hugh each year?
Combined registrations of Hugh, Huey. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Hugh rank as a registered name?
Where does Huey rank as a registered name?
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
Is Huey short for Hugh?
Yes - Huey is a shortened form of Hugh. Hueys are usually registered as Hugh at birth.
When was the name Huey most popular?
The full name Hugh peaked in 1904, when around 1,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Huey itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 46 babies.
How many people are called Huey?
There's no official count of people who go by Huey, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 22,000 people registered as Hugh born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Huey.
How old is the typical Huey?
Most people called Huey are registered as Hugh. Most living Hughs are between 40 and 74; the most common age is about 71.
Is Huey becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.