Huey

Boy name

Huey has been given to 7,103 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1935.

Meaning & origin /ˈhjuː.i/

From the pronunciation of Hughie.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

7,103

Peak year

1935 (494 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +180%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Huey.

6,196 babies since 1885

6,091 babies since 1882

8,154 babies since 1909

5,831 babies since 1911

5,682 babies since 1891

5,671 babies since 1886

5,602 babies since 1914

5,576 babies since 1885

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