babyNamedUgo
“spirit, intelligence; Italian form of Hugh”
Boy’s name, of Italian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 561st
- births in 2023–2025
- 245
- babies born in France
- 1 in 7,407
- −6.3% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2002
Meaning and origin of Ugo
Ugo means “spirit, intelligence; Italian form of Hugh” and is of Italian origin.
Popularity of Ugo in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2002.
- Over recent years, Ugo has been falling (−6.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ugo every 1.6 schools, all spellings combined.
Ugo in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 137,725
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,028,308
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Hugo5,340
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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