Hugo

Boy name

Hugo has been given to 37,518 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #378 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈhjuː.ɡəʊ/

API From Old French Hugo, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hugi (“thought, mind, spirit”).

Origin: Germanic languages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

37,518

Peak year

2025 (837 babies)

Rank in 2025

#378 for boys

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +18%

Gender split

0% girls / 100% boys

Famous people named Hugo

Hugo Chávez

Venezuelan politician, 56th president of Venezuela (1954–2013)

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

Hugo Grotius

Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)

Hugo Lloris

French footballer (born 1986)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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