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First names that go with Hughes

We scored all 6,671 first names that have made the US top 1,000 since 1900 against Hughes for flow, rhythm and pronunciation. 459 of them score 80 or higher. Hughes is the #90 most common surname in the US (236,271 people in the 2010 Census).

Hughes has 1 syllable and starts on a stressed beat, so first names that end on an unstressed syllable (DUM-da, like Lily or Jessica) lead into it smoothly, while names that end on a stressed beat put two stresses side by side. Select a name to see its full breakdown in the Baby Name Analyzer.

Girl names for Hughes

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Julia
    score 90
  2. 2.
    Louise
    score 90
  3. 3.
    Yusra
    score 90
  4. 4.
    Louisaalso Luisa
    score 89
  5. 5.
    Juniper
    score 89
  6. 6.
    Harper
    score 89
  7. 7.
    Rubyalso Rubye, Rubi
    score 88
  8. 8.
    Lucyalso Lucie
    score 88
  9. 9.
    Dulce
    score 88
  10. 10.
    Juliealso Juli
    score 88
  11. 11.
    Judithalso Judyth
    score 88
  12. 12.
    Ruthie
    score 88

Boy names for Hughes

Best-sounding names in the 2024 US top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Hugo
    score 91
  2. 2.
    Cooperalso Kooper
    score 90
  3. 3.
    Yusuf
    score 90
  4. 4.
    Yousef
    score 90
  5. 5.
    Julius
    score 89
  6. 6.
    Junior
    score 89
  7. 7.
    Houston
    score 89
  8. 8.
    Truett
    score 89
  9. 9.
    Lucasalso Lukas
    score 88
  10. 10.
    Lucaalso Luka, Lucca
    score 88
  11. 11.
    Lucian
    score 88
  12. 12.
    Rubenalso Reuben, Rubin
    score 88

Less common picks

Names that have charted since 1900 but are outside today's top 1,000.

  1. 1.
    Hueyalso Hughie
    score 91
  2. 2.
    Hoover
    score 91
  3. 3.
    Ewing
    score 91
  4. 4.
    Hubertalso Hurbert
    score 90
  5. 5.
    Ewell
    score 90
  6. 6.
    Eulaalso Eulah, Ula
    score 90
  7. 7.
    Ulysses
    score 90
  8. 8.
    Zula
    score 90
  9. 9.
    Luther
    score 90
  10. 10.
    Beulahalso Bulah, Beaulah
    score 90
  11. 11.
    Buna
    score 90
  12. 12.
    Ewald
    score 90

Explore every name with Hughes

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How it works

  • Every first name that has made the US top 1,000 since 1900 (about 6,700) is scored against your last name for flow, rhythm and pronunciation.
  • Names are scored with the same engine as the Baby Name Analyzer. Well-known full names can differ by a few points there, because the analyzer also looks up the full name's cultural associations.
  • Tell us a name you already like and we'll find the closest-sounding names, and how each one compares.
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