Male name
Hugh
3,287 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997. Expression number: 8.
Origin
From the Old French aristocratic and saint's name Hughe, brought to England by Normans, from a short form of Germanic names beginning with Proto-Germanic *hugiz (“heart, mind”), such as Hubert. Cognate with Old English hyġe (“mind, spirit, intellect”). More at high, how.From Wiktionary, entry “Hugh”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 165 births. 3,287 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 438 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1916: 1,626 births. 84,179 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 69th among boys' names in 1887. It is still given: 1,671 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1965: 118 births. 4,077 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1960s to the 2010s. At its peak, it ranked 53rd among boys' names in 1964. It is still given: 187 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
8 + 3 + 7 + 8 = 26 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
3
expression, creativity, sociability
3 = 3
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
5
freedom, change, movement
8 + 7 + 8 = 23 → 5
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 8 · power, achievement, your relationship with money
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.