Hughie
Hughie is a masculine given name and nickname. People named Hughie include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hughie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hughie is a masculine given name and nickname. People named Hughie include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hughie
Hughie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1925: 48 births, good for #984 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Hughies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Hughies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hughie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hughie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Hughie
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- Hughie Charles (1907–1995), English songwriter, co-writer of "We'll Meet Again" and "There'll Always Be an England"
- Hughie Edwards (1914–1982), Royal Air Force air commodore, Governor of Western Australia and Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Hughie Flint (born 1941), English drummer
- Hughie Fury (born 1994), British boxer
- Hughie Hay (c. 1932–2012), Scottish footballer
- Hughie Hughes (c. 1885–1916), British racecar driver
- Hughie Lee-Smith (1915–1999), American artist and teacher
- Hughie Mack (1884–1927), American silent film actor
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Names that sound like Hughie
Phonetically similar names — useful when Hughie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Hughie
Hughie is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hughie's peak popularity came in 1925 when it ranked #984. Use the chart and map above to compare Hughie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.