Is Hue a boy or girl name?

Hue is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 565 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.8% were girls and 84.2% were boys.

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Hue

Recorded 1913–2024 · United States

Hue was most popular in 1981, when 19 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,204 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 565 people named Hue.

Hue over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hue’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hue a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hue is mostly a boy’s name — 15.8% of the 565 Americans given it were girls and 84.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org