Hugo
Hugo is ranked 403rd among boys in 2024 (797 births). Its best rank was 263rd, in 1881.
- Rank in 2024
- #403up 12 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 7970.05% of boys
- Peak year
- 2006811 births
- Best rank
- #263in 1881
- Since 1880
- 36,638people given the name
The story in the numbers
36,638 boys have been named Hugo in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2006, with 811 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2006, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1999, and the 2000s alone account for 20%. It has spent 143 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Hugo | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 277 | |
| 1890s | 311 | |
| 1900s | 251 | |
| 1910s | 1,412 | |
| 1920s | 1,543 | |
| 1930s | 812 | |
| 1940s | 529 | |
| 1950s | 794 | |
| 1960s | 1,198 | |
| 1970s | 2,269 | |
| 1980s | 3,733 | |
| 1990s | 5,611 | |
| 2000s | 7,324 | |
| 2010s | 6,786 | |
| 2020s | 3,788 |
In 2006, its biggest year
Hugo was the 370th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2006 were Jacob, Michael, Joshua, Ethan and Matthew. See all of 2006.
Names that rose and fell with Hugo
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Abrahampeak 2016
- Simonpeak 2015
- Emanuelpeak 2007
- Aronpeak 2008
- Davispeak 2007
- Jonaspeak 2008
- Edsonpeak 2019
- Benjaminpeak 1989
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.