Hugo

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

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 2000 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 4,756 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,287 boys (rank #1). The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

84,340
Total babies (all years)
25
Years in the data
4,756
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20003,036#12
20013,036#12
20023,035#12
20033,035#12
20043,035#12
20053,035#12
20063,035#12
20073,035#12
20083,035#12
20093,035#12
20104,756#1
20114,756#1
20124,756#1
20134,755#1
20144,755#1
20154,755#1
20164,755#1
20174,755#1
20184,755#1
20194,755#1
20201,287#1
20211,287#1
20221,287#1
20231,287#1
20241,287#1