Is Hughes a boy or girl name?

Hughes is a boy’s name. Of the 919 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Hughes

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Hughes was most popular in 1916, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,627 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 919 people named Hughes.

Hughes over time

Births per year. The dot marks Hughes’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Hughes a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Hughes is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 919 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% 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