Hugo
- Last seen for girls in 2020 at #13,453
- #377 for boys in 2025, 837 births
- Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1890 · 43 births
- Debut · boys
- 24 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 37,482since 1880
Hugo over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hugo has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #377 | 837 | |
| 2024 | — | #404 | 799 | |
| 2023 | — | #415 | 771 | |
| 2022 | — | #399 | 800 | |
| 2021 | — | #437 | 714 | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #421 | 709 |
| 2019 | — | #462 | 648 | |
| 2018 | — | #422 | 733 | |
| 2017 | — | #416 | 750 | |
| 2016 | — | #430 | 724 | |
| 2015 | — | #432 | 708 | |
| 2014 | — | #436 | 695 | |
| 2013 | — | #438 | 656 | |
| 2012 | — | #433 | 639 | |
| 2011 | — | #439 | 618 | |
| 2010 | — | #440 | 616 | |
| 2009 | — | #407 | 722 | |
| 2008 | — | #388 | 779 | |
| 2007 | — | #400 | 740 | |
| 2006 | — | #370 | 811 | |
| 2005 | — | #371 | 796 | |
| 2004 | — | #366 | 759 | |
| 2003 | — | #365 | 727 | |
| 2002 | — | #368 | 715 | |
| 2001 | — | #396 | 637 | |
| 2000 | — | #399 | 638 | |
| 1999 | — | #405 | 598 | |
| 1998 | — | #416 | 570 | |
| 1997 | — | #429 | 530 | |
| 1996 | — | #432 | 519 | |
| 1995 | — | #432 | 528 | |
| 1994 | — | #418 | 548 | |
| 1993 | #9,559 | 8 | #392 | 587 |
| 1992 | #11,738 | 6 | #377 | 613 |
| 1991 | — | #401 | 566 | |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #416 | 552 |
| 1989 | — | #407 | 524 | |
| 1988 | — | #439 | 421 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #460 | 369 |
| 1986 | — | #454 | 368 | |
| 1985 | — | #464 | 344 | |
| 1984 | — | #485 | 298 | |
| 1983 | — | #492 | 293 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #456 | 350 |
| 1981 | — | #393 | 426 | |
| 1980 | — | #457 | 339 | |
| 1979 | — | #471 | 304 | |
| 1978 | — | #565 | 220 | |
| 1977 | — | #515 | 255 | |
| 1976 | — | #516 | 242 | |
| 1975 | — | #515 | 241 | |
| 1974 | — | #500 | 252 | |
| 1973 | — | #535 | 216 | |
| 1972 | — | #602 | 175 | |
| 1971 | — | #573 | 204 | |
| 1970 | — | #639 | 162 | |
| 1969 | — | #637 | 155 | |
| 1968 | — | #609 | 156 | |
| 1967 | — | #685 | 118 | |
| 1966 | — | #668 | 123 | |
| 1965 | — | #672 | 122 | |
| 1964 | — | #753 | 103 | |
| 1963 | — | #746 | 108 | |
| 1962 | — | #697 | 121 | |
| 1961 | — | #780 | 96 | |
| 1960 | — | #775 | 96 | |
| 1959 | — | #766 | 99 | |
| 1958 | — | #790 | 89 | |
| 1957 | — | #786 | 91 | |
| 1956 | — | #874 | 73 | |
| 1955 | — | #825 | 79 | |
| 1954 | — | #807 | 80 | |
| 1953 | — | #848 | 72 | |
| 1952 | — | #781 | 81 | |
| 1951 | — | #833 | 71 | |
| 1950 | — | #893 | 59 | |
| 1949 | — | #911 | 57 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,047 | 45 | |
| 1947 | — | #956 | 55 | |
| 1946 | — | #856 | 59 | |
| 1945 | — | #775 | 63 | |
| 1944 | — | #949 | 46 | |
| 1943 | — | #808 | 66 | |
| 1942 | — | #947 | 49 | |
| 1941 | — | #918 | 48 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,007 | 41 | |
| 1939 | — | #846 | 52 | |
| 1938 | — | #816 | 57 | |
| 1937 | — | #682 | 77 | |
| 1936 | — | #698 | 72 | |
| 1935 | — | #697 | 75 | |
| 1934 | — | #751 | 66 | |
| 1933 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1932 | — | #597 | 97 | |
| 1931 | — | #590 | 98 | |
| 1930 | — | #498 | 143 | |
| 1929 | — | #476 | 152 | |
| 1928 | — | #525 | 132 | |
| 1927 | — | #532 | 132 | |
| 1926 | — | #476 | 159 | |
| 1925 | — | #483 | 157 | |
| 1924 | — | #491 | 159 | |
| 1923 | — | #498 | 151 | |
| 1922 | — | #530 | 139 | |
| 1921 | — | #429 | 201 | |
| 1920 | — | #479 | 161 | |
| 1919 | — | #474 | 159 | |
| 1918 | — | #435 | 184 | |
| 1917 | — | #417 | 183 | |
| 1916 | — | #392 | 200 | |
| 1915 | — | #385 | 195 | |
| 1914 | — | #363 | 169 | |
| 1913 | — | #394 | 117 | |
| 1912 | — | #372 | 107 | |
| 1911 | — | #357 | 59 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #462 | 30 | |
| 1908 | — | #429 | 31 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #424 | 27 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #409 | 26 | |
| 1903 | — | #487 | 19 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #325 | 30 | |
| 1900 | — | #477 | 23 | |
| 1899 | — | #438 | 18 | |
| 1898 | — | #394 | 25 | |
| 1897 | — | #392 | 23 | |
| 1896 | — | #338 | 31 | |
| 1895 | — | #282 | 39 | |
| 1894 | — | #308 | 32 | |
| 1893 | — | #287 | 36 | |
| 1892 | — | #303 | 37 | |
| 1891 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1890 | — | #259 | 43 | |
| 1889 | — | #294 | 33 | |
| 1888 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1887 | — | #306 | 30 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #284 | 34 | |
| 1884 | — | #450 | 17 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1881 | — | #262 | 36 | |
| 1880 | — | #350 | 24 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hugo was already there! It came in at #350, and was given to 24 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1905, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Hugo is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Washington#196 · 1 in 745
- New Hampshire#230 · 1 in 901
- Nevada#243 · 1 in 941
- Massachusetts#246 · 1 in 1,126
- California#273 · 1 in 1,290
Best ever in a state: #89 in Wisconsin, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #196 | 44 | 1 in 745 |
| New Hampshire | #230 | 5 | 1 in 901 |
| Nevada | #243 | 12 | 1 in 941 |
| Massachusetts | #246 | 24 | 1 in 1,126 |
| California | #273 | 136 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Oregon | #281 | 15 | 1 in 1,004 |
| Colorado | #293 | 22 | 1 in 1,221 |
| Nebraska | #293 | 8 | 1 in 1,102 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 18 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Maryland | #319 | 17 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Texas | #337 | 112 | 1 in 1,563 |
| Minnesota | #338 | 17 | 1 in 1,441 |
| Michigan | #345 | 25 | 1 in 1,608 |
| New York | #350 | 50 | 1 in 1,688 |
| Kansas | #352 | 10 | 1 in 1,405 |
| New Mexico | #360 | 5 | 1 in 1,300 |
| North Carolina | #372 | 30 | 1 in 1,716 |
| New Jersey | #377 | 21 | 1 in 1,894 |
| Arizona | #392 | 19 | 1 in 1,722 |
| South Carolina | #414 | 12 | 1 in 1,767 |
| Indiana | #431 | 16 | 1 in 1,979 |
| Virginia | #435 | 18 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Pennsylvania | #442 | 23 | 1 in 2,272 |
| Illinois | #447 | 24 | 1 in 2,065 |
| Georgia | #452 | 24 | 1 in 2,093 |
| Arkansas | #489 | 6 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Oklahoma | #504 | 8 | 1 in 2,210 |
| Utah | #515 | 8 | 1 in 2,458 |
| Tennessee | #520 | 14 | 1 in 2,626 |
| Ohio | #577 | 17 | 1 in 3,090 |
| Florida | #633 | 26 | 1 in 3,674 |
| Kentucky | #708 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Missouri | #869 | 5 | 1 in 5,562 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Hugo
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 44 spots since 2020 (#421 → #377)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1945
- Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1884
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1890 at #259 (43 births)
- Births halved by 1899, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 144 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1949–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,041
- Highest: 1 in 2,041 boys born in 2025 were named Hugo (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #259 in 1890, was only 1 in 2,582 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 19.5% of all boys named Hugo (7,324) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 277 | #262 (1881) | #338 |
| 1890s | 311 | #259 (1890) | #333 |
| 1900s | 251 | #325 (1901) | #448 |
| 1910s | 1,412 | #357 (1911) | #403 |
| 1920s | 1,543 | #429 (1921) | #492 |
| 1930s | 812 | #498 (1930) | #686 |
| 1940s | 529 | #775 (1945) | #917 |
| 1950s | 794 | #766 (1959) | #820 |
| 1960s | 1,198 | #609 (1968) | #702 |
| 1970s | 2,271 | #471 (1979) | #543 |
| 1980s | 3,732 | #393 (1981) | #451 |
| 1990s | 5,611 | #377 (1992) | #412 |
| 2000s | 7,324 | #365 (2003) | #383 |
| 2010s | 6,787 | #416 (2017) | #435 |
| 2020s | 4,630 | #377 (2025) | #409 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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