How Many People Are Named Huey?
An estimated 3,187 people in the United States have the first name Huey. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Huey peaked in popularity in 1935 with 494 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Huey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Huey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,187
About 1 in 107,548 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1935
494 births
Total Registered
7,060
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Huey
Huey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 7,060 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Huey as a male name
Ranked #2,917 in 2024
43 male births in 2024
Peak: 1935 (494 births)
Huey as a female name
Ranked #5,024 in 1928
5 female births in 1928
Peak: 1928 (5 births)
Huey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Huey span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 2,169 babies were registered. Huey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Huey by Decade
How has Huey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Huey by State
Birth registrations for Huey span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Louisiana, Alabama, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Michigan, Arizona. On average, about 243 Hueys were registered per state.
Huey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Huey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Huey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huey?
We estimate approximately 3,187 people named Huey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 107,548 Americans share this first name.
Is Huey a common name?
Huey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,060 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Huey most popular?
Huey reached peak popularity in 1935, when 494 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Huey is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Huey a male name?
Huey is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Huey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Huey Smith, Huey Johnson, Huey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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