Hu
Featured in baby name books
Hu is Chinese for “tiger.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book
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Usage of Hu in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Hu against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Hu is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Hu in official name statistics
United States
Fewer than 5 boys were named Hu in the US in 2025. Since 1922, 5 boys have been named Hu, with the most (5) in 1922.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Hu
There are 321 towns and villages with Hu in their name, in 18 countries.
🇹🇭 Thailand 135🇨🇳 China 69🇲🇲 Myanmar 50🇰🇵 North Korea 22🇻🇳 Vietnam 16🇮🇷 Iran 8🇰🇷 South Korea 7🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Yokdzonot-Hu | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 69 | Map |
| Ah Hu | Ayeyarwady, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Bản Hu | Lạng Sơn Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Hu | Bas-Uele, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Hu | Bas-Uele, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | – | Map |
| Hu | Ashanti, 🇬🇭 Ghana | – | Map |
| Hu | Thừa Thiên Huế Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
| Hu Hil | Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Hu Law | Kachin State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar | – | Map |
| Hu Ngoài | Lạng Sơn Province, 🇻🇳 Vietnam | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Hu
There are 636 lakes and reservoirs with Hu in their name, in 11 countries.
🇨🇳 China 532🇹🇼 Taiwan 52🇦🇶 Antarctica 36🇹🇭 Thailand 6🇲🇳 Mongolia 2🇲🇴 Macao 2 2🇦🇷 Argentina 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Aixi Hu | Jiangxi, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Aiximan Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Aiximan Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Akekule Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Akesaiqin Hu | Map | |
| Alag Hu | Qinghai, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Aqqikkol Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Ayakkum Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Aydingkol Hu | Xinjiang, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
| Bai Hu | Anhui, 🇨🇳 China | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Hu songs
13 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Hu in their title. The best known:
- Bo'hu Nashir Le'eretz Yafa – Haim Moshe (1986)
- Ha'etz hu Ga'voha (The tree is tall) – Zohar Levi (1971)
- Haya Hu Afor (He was grey) – Moshe Wilensky (1959)
- Hu Elokeinu
- Mahar hu Yahazor (Tomorrow he will be back) – Danny Robas (1985)
- Addir Hu
- Adir Hu
- Ai Hu
- Ek Tuta Tara Hu – Sonu Nigam (1998)
- Hu Tu Tu – Sonu Nigam (2015)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Hu
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Hu.
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