Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- soul, mind, intellect
- Welsh
- Welsh form of Hugh intelligent
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Huw
Pronunciation
huw
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #298, 88 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1704, 15 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2016 | 41 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #710, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #339, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence