Hugo

Meaning and origin of Hugo

Popularity of Hugo in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2000.
• Over recent years, Hugo has been falling (−8.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hugo every 1.6 schools, all spellings combined.

Hugo in English-speaking countries

Hugo ranks 24^th in New Zealand, 47^th in England and Wales and 54^th in Ireland, against 24^th in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  24^th boys’ name335 babies in 3 years1 boy in 147+1.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  54^th boys’ name315 babies in 3 years1 boy in 228+9.6% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  69^th boys’ name107 babies in 3 years1 boy in 238+18.9% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  47^th boys’ name3,362 babies in 3 years1 boy in 246−0.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  122^nd boys’ name121 babies in 3 years1 boy in 495+1.5% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  173^rd boys’ name70 babies in 3 years1 boy in 636+0.3% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  233^rd boys’ name167 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,018+0.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  398^th boys’ name2,407 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,136+3.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ugo245

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Hugo

• Liam
• Alix
• Charlie
• Lyam
• Milo
• Robin
• Louis
• Charly
• Enzo
• Lenny
• Henri
• Armand

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin
• 24^thTop 100 French boy names