First Name HUGH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HUGH is ranked as the 559th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 92,926.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 29.14 people named HUGH for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named HUGH is 37,197.
  • The SSA data also shows that HUGH is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names HUGH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 92,926 +/-1.2%
  • National Rank 559
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 29.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 37,197
  • National Rank 978
  • Percentile Rank 98.94%
  • Proportion/100k 11.67

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HUGH is 78.7% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 15.4% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name HUGH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name HUGH is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English masculine given name

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name HUGH

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.7% 63.9% 14.8%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 15.4% 12.3% 3.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HUGH is California where 8,339 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HUGH, as 64.83 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names HUGH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,881 22.37 98.9% Indiana 1,670 25.32 98.2% Iowa 451 14.5 97.0% Kansas 598 20.58 95.8% Michigan 2,381 24.03 99.2% Minnesota 717 13.13 98.0% Missouri 1,941 64.83 98.4% Nebraska 296 15.71 93.6% North Dakota 88 11.96 83.8% Ohio 2,804 24.18 98.7% South Dakota 195 22.8 89.2% Wisconsin 836 14.52 98.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HUGH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,881 22.37 98.9%
Indiana 1,670 25.32 98.2%
Iowa 451 14.5 97.0%
Kansas 598 20.58 95.8%
Michigan 2,381 24.03 99.2%
Minnesota 717 13.13 98.0%
Missouri 1,941 64.83 98.4%
Nebraska 296 15.71 93.6%
North Dakota 88 11.96 83.8%
Ohio 2,804 24.18 98.7%
South Dakota 195 22.8 89.2%
Wisconsin 836 14.52 98.0%
West State Statistics First-Names HUGH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 271 36.75 91.0% Arizona 2,124 31.55 98.1% California 8,339 21.49 99.5% Colorado 1,472 27.49 97.9% Hawaii 331 23.33 96.5% Idaho 500 30.57 95.1% Montana 282 27.59 92.3% Nevada 605 21.32 96.4% New Mexico 670 32.11 95.4% Oregon 1,162 29.26 97.5% Utah 729 24.76 96.4% Washington 1,875 26.56 98.9% Wyoming 242 41.5 91.4%

West States
State stats for the first name HUGH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 271 36.75 91.0%
Arizona 2,124 31.55 98.1%
California 8,339 21.49 99.5%
Colorado 1,472 27.49 97.9%
Hawaii 331 23.33 96.5%
Idaho 500 30.57 95.1%
Montana 282 27.59 92.3%
Nevada 605 21.32 96.4%
New Mexico 670 32.11 95.4%
Oregon 1,162 29.26 97.5%
Utah 729 24.76 96.4%
Washington 1,875 26.56 98.9%
Wyoming 242 41.5 91.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names HUGH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 725 20.17 97.3% Maine 255 19.15 92.0% Massachusetts 924 13.7 97.3% New Hampshire 224 16.9 92.5% New Jersey 1,543 17.26 98.3% New York 5,539 28.05 99.5% Pennsylvania 3,775 29.52 99.0% Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.4% Vermont 243 38.79 94.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HUGH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 725 20.17 97.3%
Maine 255 19.15 92.0%
Massachusetts 924 13.7 97.3%
New Hampshire 224 16.9 92.5%
New Jersey 1,543 17.26 98.3%
New York 5,539 28.05 99.5%
Pennsylvania 3,775 29.52 99.0%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 91.4%
Vermont 243 38.79 94.8%
South State Statistics First-Names HUGH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,924 60.29 98.8% Arkansas 1,198 40.39 97.7% Delaware 306 32.69 97.3% Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.0% Florida 6,641 33.38 99.5% Georgia 6,314 62.53 99.4% Kentucky 2,061 46.7 98.1% Louisiana 1,326 28.53 97.8% Maryland 1,978 33.1 98.9% Mississippi 1,941 64.83 98.4% North Carolina 4,612 46.38 99.3% Oklahoma 1,154 29.76 97.4% South Carolina 2,819 58.33 98.7% Tennessee 3,871 59.1 99.1% Texas 6,837 25.36 99.4% Virginia 3,777 45.37 99.1% West Virginia 637 34.4 95.0%

South States
State stats for the first name HUGH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,924 60.29 98.8%
Arkansas 1,198 40.39 97.7%
Delaware 306 32.69 97.3%
Dist. of Columbia 153 23.21 95.0%
Florida 6,641 33.38 99.5%
Georgia 6,314 62.53 99.4%
Kentucky 2,061 46.7 98.1%
Louisiana 1,326 28.53 97.8%
Maryland 1,978 33.1 98.9%
Mississippi 1,941 64.83 98.4%
North Carolina 4,612 46.38 99.3%
Oklahoma 1,154 29.76 97.4%
South Carolina 2,819 58.33 98.7%
Tennessee 3,871 59.1 99.1%
Texas 6,837 25.36 99.4%
Virginia 3,777 45.37 99.1%
West Virginia 637 34.4 95.0%
 

Full Names with HUGH as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HUGH as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named HUGH.

The most popular full name is HUGH Smith. 1.18% of all the people named HUGH have this family name.

There are 7759 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HUGH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 HUGH Smith 1.18%
2 HUGH Williams 0.69%
3 HUGH Jones 0.67%
4 HUGH Brown 0.62%
5 HUGH Johnson 0.60%
6 HUGH Davis 0.52%
7 HUGH Wilson 0.49%
8 HUGH Miller 0.44%
9 HUGH Campbell 0.41%
10 HUGH Harris 0.38%
11 HUGH Martin 0.35%
12 HUGH Thompson 0.35%
13 HUGH White 0.34%
14 HUGH Hall 0.33%
15 HUGH Moore 0.33%
16 HUGH Taylor 0.33%
17 HUGH Anderson 0.32%
18 HUGH Robinson 0.30%
19 HUGH Thomas 0.29%
20 HUGH Roberts 0.26%

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