Huguette
A French feminine name meaning "petite and bright mind".
Name Census estimates that about 9 living Americans carry the first name Huguette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Huguette today is around 75 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Huguette births was 1934 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Huguette. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Huguette is about 75 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Huguettes were born before 1961.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Huguette. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
9
~ 1 in 38,083,815 Americans
Peak year
1934
6 babies that year
Average age
75
years old
1954 SSA rank
#6,076
Tracked since 1934
Census
Huguette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 882 people with the first name Huguette, which placed it at #13,618 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,618
National first-name rank
People counted
882
882 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
55.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Huguette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huguette is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Black (38.2%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Huguette described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Huguette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White55.7% · 491
- Black or African American38.2% · 337
- Hispanic or Latino5.1% · 45
- Two or more races0.8% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 2
Popularity
Huguette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Huguette from the 1930s through to the 1950s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 11 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1930s peak, Huguette remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Huguette by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Huguette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Huguette
The name Huguette has its roots in the French language and culture. It is a French diminutive form of the name Hugues, which is derived from the Germanic name Hugo. The name Hugo itself comes from the Old German word "hūg," meaning "heart," "mind," or "spirit."
Huguette gained popularity in France during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. It was often associated with the Huguenots, a Protestant religious group in France that faced persecution during the 16th and 17th centuries. The name may have been used as a symbol of resistance and resilience among Huguenot families.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Huguette dates back to the 13th century. In 1225, a French noblewoman named Huguette de Courtenay was mentioned in historical records as the wife of Pierre de Courtenay, a claimant to the Latin Empire of Constantinople.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Huguette. Huguette Caland (1888-1986) was a Lebanese painter and sculptor known for her avant-garde works and association with the Surrealist movement. Huguette Clark (1906-2011) was an American heiress and recluse who inherited a vast fortune from her father, William A. Clark, but lived a private life largely out of the public eye.
Huguette Tourangeau (1940-2018) was a Canadian actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout her career. Huguette Dreyfus (1928-2022) was a French harpist and educator who played a significant role in promoting the harp as a concert instrument and teaching generations of harpists.
Huguette Duflos (1887-1982) was a French athlete and one of the first female Olympic champions. She won two gold medals in the women's high jump and the women's overall athletics competition at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The name Huguette has a rich history and cultural significance, particularly in France and among French-speaking communities. Its diminutive form and association with the Huguenot movement have contributed to its enduring legacy and continued use throughout the centuries.
People
Huguette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Huguette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Huguette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Huguette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Huguette going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 38,083,815 US residents.
Is Huguette a common name?
We classify Huguette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 25.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 22 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Huguette most popular?
The single biggest year for Huguette was 1934, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Huguette is about 75 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Huguette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 882 people with the name Huguette, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,618 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Huguette in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Huguette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Huguette appears almost entirely female. Of the 882 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Huguette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Huguette is White at 55.7%. The next largest groups are Black (38.2%) and Hispanic (5.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Huguette most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Huguette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 55.7% (491 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Huguette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Huguette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Huguette in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Huguette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Huguette in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Huguette can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Huguette?
Want to know how many people share the name Huguette? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.