Name meaning & stats
Huey
Huey means “mind, spirit” (Germanic origin). 3,481 US babies since 1940, peak 1954.
What it means
“mind, spirit”
GermanicPet form of Hugh
In US birth records
Peak year: 1954
3,481 US babies were named Huey between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Huey (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 67% of the family
- Huey 67%
- Huy 33%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1954)