How Many People Are Named Hughston?
An estimated 86 people in the United States have the first name Hughston. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Hughston peaked in popularity in 2017 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hughston 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 Hughston paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hughston is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
86
About 1 in 3,985,516 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
10 births
Total Registered
87
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hughston
Hughston is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 87 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hughston as a male name
Ranked #11,408 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (10 births)
Hughston: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hughston span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 43 babies were registered. While Hughston is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Hughston by Decade
How has Hughston 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.
Hughston + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hughston as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hughston
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hughston: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hughston?
We estimate approximately 86 people named Hughston 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 3,985,516 Americans share this first name.
Is Hughston a common name?
Hughston is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 87 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hughston most popular?
Hughston reached peak popularity in 2017, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hughston is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hughston a male name?
Hughston is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hughston Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hughston Smith, Hughston Johnson, Hughston 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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