Hue
Hue is a surname and given name and occasionally a nickname. Notable people with the name include:
- Vietnamese
Meaning & Origin of Hue
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hue is a surname and given name and occasionally a nickname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Vietnamese
The Story of Hue
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Hue as a girl name dates back to 1977, when 6 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Hue — #5,457 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 87% of all recorded Hues. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1994 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 89 Hues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hue first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1931: 14 births, good for #2,003 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 476 Hues have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Hue
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hue is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hugh
- Hew
- Houe
- Whew
- Heu
- Hewe
- Heugh
- Hyo
- Hyi
- Huu
- Huhu
- Hoo
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Hue
Hue is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 476 births in the dataset. Hue's peak popularity came in 1931 when it ranked #2,003. Use the chart and map above to compare Hue's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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