Hugo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Hugo is a surname and a masculine given name of German origin. The English version of the name is Hugh, the Italian version is Ugo. The name Hugo is actually a short form of old names like Hugbert and Hugbald.

From Wikipedia

Hugo first appears in the data in 2009 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 710 babies (rank #71 that year). In 2025 it was given to 564 boys (rank #22). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Hugo

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Hugo yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,235

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

710

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Hugo

Hugo Chávezmilitary officer · b. 1954
Hugo Grotiusjurist · b. 1583
Hugo Llorisassociation football player · b. 1986
Hugo von Hofmannsthalphilologist · b. 1874
Hugo Weavingfilm actor · b. 1960

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2009	111	#97
2010	198	#86
2011	190	#89
2012	244	#74
2013	284	#59
2014	371	#47
2015	710	#71
2016	460	#88
2017	511	#42
2018	505	#45
2019	649	#45
2020	603	#32
2021	447	#33
2022	459	#22
2023	409	#25
2024	520	#27
2025	564	#22