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

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Peak · boys
#259
1890 · 43 births
Debut · boys
1880
24 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
37,482
since 1880

Hugo over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Hugo has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #259, 1890boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#377837
2024—#404799
2023—#415771
2022—#399800
2021—#437714
2020#13,4536#421709
2019—#462648
2018—#422733
2017—#416750
2016—#430724
2015—#432708
2014—#436695
2013—#438656
2012—#433639
2011—#439618
2010—#440616
2009—#407722
2008—#388779
2007—#400740
2006—#370811
2005—#371796
2004—#366759
2003—#365727
2002—#368715
2001—#396637
2000—#399638
1999—#405598
1998—#416570
1997—#429530
1996—#432519
1995—#432528
1994—#418548
1993#9,5598#392587
1992#11,7386#377613
1991—#401566
1990#11,4096#416552
1989—#407524
1988—#439421
1987#11,3255#460369
1986—#454368
1985—#464344
1984—#485298
1983—#492293
1982#10,5175#456350
1981—#393426
1980—#457339
1979—#471304
1978—#565220
1977—#515255
1976—#516242
1975—#515241
1974—#500252
1973—#535216
1972—#602175
1971—#573204
1970—#639162
1969—#637155
1968—#609156
1967—#685118
1966—#668123
1965—#672122
1964—#753103
1963—#746108
1962—#697121
1961—#78096
1960—#77596
1959—#76699
1958—#79089
1957—#78691
1956—#87473
1955—#82579
1954—#80780
1953—#84872
1952—#78181
1951—#83371
1950—#89359
1949—#91157
1948—#1,04745
1947—#95655
1946—#85659
1945—#77563
1944—#94946
1943—#80866
1942—#94749
1941—#91848
1940—#1,00741
1939—#84652
1938—#81657
1937—#68277
1936—#69872
1935—#69775
1934—#75166
1933—#68575
1932—#59797
1931—#59098
1930—#498143
1929—#476152
1928—#525132
1927—#532132
1926—#476159
1925—#483157
1924—#491159
1923—#498151
1922—#530139
1921—#429201
1920—#479161
1919—#474159
1918—#435184
1917—#417183
1916—#392200
1915—#385195
1914—#363169
1913—#394117
1912—#372107
1911—#35759
1910—#44039
1909—#46230
1908—#42931
1907—#48623
1906—#42427
1905—#59216
1904—#40926
1903—#48719
1902—#38826
1901—#32530
1900—#47723
1899—#43818
1898—#39425
1897—#39223
1896—#33831
1895—#28239
1894—#30832
1893—#28736
1892—#30337
1891—#32527
1890—#25943
1889—#29433
1888—#35327
1887—#30630
1886—#40319
1885—#28434
1884—#45017
1883—#26338
1882—#41619
1881—#26236
1880—#35024
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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMNIllinois: #310 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,795 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMINew York: #507 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 6,442 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #468 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,285 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #195 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 1,151 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Hugo, so not publishedHITexas: #272 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,802 boysTXFlorida: #468 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,081 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#195 · 1 in 1,151
  2. Texas#272 · 1 in 1,802
  3. Illinois#310 · 1 in 2,795
  4. Florida#468 · 1 in 5,081
  5. New Jersey#468 · 1 in 6,285

Best ever in a state: #89 in Wisconsin, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1951781 in 1,151
Texas#272801 in 1,802
Illinois#310301 in 2,795
Florida#468131 in 5,081
New Jersey#46871 in 6,285
New York#507181 in 6,442
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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
  • 27 spots since 2024 (#404 → #377)
  • 44 spots since 2020 (#421 → #377)
  • 55 spots since 2015 (#432 → #377)
  • Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1945 (#949 → #775)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1884 (#263 → #450)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s277#262 (1881)#338
1890s311#259 (1890)#333
1900s251#325 (1901)#448
1910s1,412#357 (1911)#403
1920s1,543#429 (1921)#492
1930s812#498 (1930)#686
1940s529#775 (1945)#917
1950s794#766 (1959)#820
1960s1,198#609 (1968)#702
1970s2,271#471 (1979)#543
1980s3,732#393 (1981)#451
1990s5,611#377 (1992)#412
2000s7,324#365 (2003)#383
2010s6,787#416 (2017)#435
2020s4,630#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.

Hugo in 1982

girls
#10,517
5 births · 1 in 338,665 girls
boys
#456
350 births · 1 in 5,184 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #10,517Hugo5

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #456Hugo350
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 338,665 of them was named Hugo, which outranked 14.7% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hugo
  1. #9,237Zully6
  2. #9,237Zunilda6
  3. #9,237Zuri6
  4. #10,517Hugo5
  5. #10,517Aapri5
  6. #10,517Aaronda5
  7. #10,517Abimbola5

Tied with 1,815 names at #10,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,715Kaleena#2,375 → #660
  2. ↑ 1,197Kala#1,958 → #761
  3. ↑ 1,094Chelsie#2,028 → #934
  4. ↑ 1,081Tenika#2,028 → #947
  5. ↑ 1,044Falon#1,958 → #914
Fallers
  1. ↓ 538Evita#779 → #1,317
  2. ↓ 517Martine#791 → #1,308
  3. ↓ 473Dusty#720 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 470Regan#991 → #1,461
  5. ↓ 401Windy#998 → #1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 5,184 of them was named Hugo, which outranked 93.8% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Hugo
  1. #453Pierre357
  2. #454Desmond356
  3. #455Lionel354
  4. #456Hugo350
  5. #457Moses349
  6. #458Clay345
  7. #458Stephan345
Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,958Colt#2,418 → #460
  2. ↑ 730Eliot#1,695 → #965
  3. ↑ 532Colton#1,334 → #802
  4. ↑ 478Kiel#1,101 → #623
  5. ↑ 416Eugenio#1,411 → #995
Fallers
  1. ↓ 309Marchello#841 → #1,150
  2. ↓ 237Carmen#851 → #1,088
  3. ↓ 234Claudio#976 → #1,210
  4. ↓ 224Irvin#826 → #1,050
  5. ↓ 222Jeramiah#971 → #1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982 →