Hugo
A boys’ name of Germanic origin, meaning mind; intellect; heart.
Babies a year
1,094
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#378
up from #403
UK popularity
#46
1,094 babies · unchanged
How Hugo has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #432 |
| 2016 | #430 |
| 2017 | #416 |
| 2018 | #422 |
| 2019 | #462 |
| 2020 | #421 |
| 2021 | #437 |
| 2022 | #399 |
| 2023 | #415 |
| 2024 | #403 |
| 2025 | #378 |
In 2025, 1,094 babies in England and Wales were named Hugo. In the US, 744 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Hugo was most common in 2005, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex.
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