How Many People Are Named Hugues?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Hugues. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Hugues peaked in popularity in 1985 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Hugues 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 Hugues paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Hugues is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1985
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Hugues
Hugues is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Hugues as a male name
Ranked #8,709 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1985 (5 births)
Hugues: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Hugues span from the 1980s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Hugues remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Hugues by Decade
How has Hugues 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.
Hugues + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Hugues as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Hugues
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
Hugues: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hugues?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Hugues 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 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Hugues a common name?
Hugues is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Hugues most popular?
Hugues reached peak popularity in 1985, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Hugues is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Hugues a male name?
Hugues is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Hugues Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Hugues Smith, Hugues Johnson, Hugues 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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