Gender
Male
Origin
- Germanic
- soul, mind, intellect
- French
- Intelligent
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Hugues
Pronunciation
hu-gues
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #8232, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1965 (rank #79, 896 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1636, 18 births)
- Girls: peak in 1932 (rank #620, 9 births); most recent 1957 (rank #1256, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 | – |
| 2022 | 13 | – |
| 2021 | 17 | – |
| 2020 | 20 | – |
| 2019 | 23 | – |
| 2018 | 21 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | – |
| 2016 | 27 | – |
| 2015 | 32 | – |
| 2014 | 29 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence