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How popular is the name Hughie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Hughies are alive today.
Hughie (male) is a shortened form of the name Hugh. Although Hughie itself was given to 124 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 342nd as a registered name), most Hughies are registered as Hugh, which ranked 529th in 2025 with 73 babies.
Most people called Hughie are registered as Hugh, and share that name's profile: the Hugh you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old - or else around 3: the name has two living generations. Half of all Hughs born in England and Wales are between 37 and 73, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. Only some Hughs go by Hughie.
How many babies are named Hughie or Hugh each year?
Combined registrations of Hugh, Hughie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Hugh rank as a registered name?
Where does Hughie 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 Hughie short for Hugh?
Yes - Hughie is a shortened form of Hugh. Hughies are usually registered as Hugh at birth.
When was the name Hughie most popular?
The full name Hugh peaked in 1904, when around 1,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Hughie itself peaked as a registered name in 2022, with 129 babies.
How many people are called Hughie?
There's no official count of people who go by Hughie, 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 Hughie.
How old is the typical Hughie?
Most people called Hughie are registered as Hugh. Most living Hughs are between 37 and 73; the most common age is about 71. There is a second cluster around 3.
Is Hughie becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1904 peak.