# Hughie (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/hughie/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Huey |
| US babies named this | 1,676 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,676 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,254, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Hugh + -ie. Regarding rain, various etymologies have been proposed; see Send 'er down, Hughie!.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 3,890 |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,739 |
| 1970 | 9 | 3,379 |
| 1972 | 9 | 3,456 |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,101 |
| 1975 | 6 | 5,056 |
| 1976 | 7 | 4,613 |
| 1977 | 8 | 4,341 |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,694 |
| 1982 | 5 | 6,741 |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,759 |
| 1986 | 9 | 4,618 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,223 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,230 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10,068 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21 | 1,209 |
| 2012 | 21 | 1,229 |
| 2013 | 31 | 931 |
| 2014 | 41 | 765 |
| 2015 | 35 | 873 |
| 2016 | 45 | 748 |
| 2017 | 72 | 537 |
| 2018 | 79 | 497 |
| 2019 | 112 | 385 |
| 2020 | 87 | 454 |
| 2021 | 103 | 412 |
| 2022 | 129 | 335 |
| 2023 | 116 | 361 |
| 2024 | 122 | 358 |
| 2025 | 124 | 342 |

## People named Hughie

- Hughie Thomasson, American guitarist and singer (1952-2007)
- Hughie johnston, Briboxer
- Hughie Mack, American actor (1884-1927)
- Hughie Cannon, American composer (1877–1912)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.