How Many People Are Named Hughes?
An estimated 434 people in the United States have the first name Hughes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Hughes peaked in popularity in 1916 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hughes 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 Hughes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
434
About 1 in 789,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1916
61 births
Total Registered
894
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hughes
Hughes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 894 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hughes as a male name
Ranked #4,932 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (61 births)
Hughes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hughes span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 190 babies were registered. While Hughes is less common than at its peak in the 1910s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hughes by Decade
How has Hughes 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.
Hughes by State
Birth registrations for Hughes span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky. The lowest are in Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky. On average, about 10 Hughess were registered per state.
Hughes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hughes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hughes
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hughes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hughes?
We estimate approximately 434 people named Hughes 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 789,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Hughes a common name?
Hughes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 894 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hughes most popular?
Hughes reached peak popularity in 1916, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hughes is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hughes a male name?
Hughes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hughes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hughes Smith, Hughes Johnson, Hughes 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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