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Unisex name

Hue

/ˈhju/ · 16% girls, 84% boys · last recorded 2024

Hue has been given to about 565 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈhju/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 367
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Hue per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 19
  • Born in 20250
  • All time565

How popular is Hue?

Its best year was 1981, when 19 babies were given the name, ranking 6993rd. The typical living American called Hue is about 41 years old today.

Names that sound like Hue

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sue0.75
  2. Lue0.75
  3. Huey0.71
  4. True0.62
  5. Hugh0.54
  6. Hunter0.53
  7. Hubert0.53
  8. Josue0.50

Middle names for Hue

Ranked by flow score
  1. Hue Noelle0.83
  2. Hue Catherine0.80
  3. Hue Frances0.80
  4. Hue Belle0.80
  5. Hue Josephine0.80
  6. Hue Violet0.79

Sibling names for Hue

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.62
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.60
  3. Forestbrother · 0.60
  4. Forrestbrother · 0.60
  5. Fallonsister · 0.59
  6. Georginasister · 0.59

Where Hue is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Hue Wilson0.75
    2. Hue Williams0.75
    3. Hue Walker0.75
    4. Hue Turner0.75
    5. Hue Torres0.75
    6. Hue Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Hue

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.