Hugo

Hugo was the #377 boys' name in the US in 2025 (837 babies), and #46 in England & Wales and #173 in Canada.

Hugo as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#377 (837)	#46 (1,094)	#114 (44)	#48 (42)	#42 (117)	#173 (196)	#18 (231)	#31 (179)
2024	#404 (799)	#46 (1,094)	#135 (36)	#81 (29)	#60 (93)	#182 (188)	#28 (192)	#35 (174)
2023	#415 (771)	#48 (1,174)	#123 (41)	#67 (36)	#57 (105)	#214 (152)	#21 (215)	#30 (163)
2022	#399 (800)	#47 (1,193)	#116 (48)	#89 (29)	#52 (120)	#195 (180)	#21 (239)	#33 (173)
2021	#437 (714)	#45 (1,325)	#134 (40)	#150 (16)	#64 (108)	#199 (185)	#35 (230)	#30 (192)
2020	#421 (709)	#51 (1,196)	#146 (36)	#119 (23)	#99 (61)	#173 (212)	#33 (212)	#32 (179)
2019	#462 (648)	#48 (1,329)	#135 (43)	#169 (14)	#75 (87)	#174 (212)	#39 (196)	#45 (161)
2018	#422 (733)	#53 (1,279)	#130 (47)	#151 (16)	#87 (78)	#189 (203)	#38 (217)	#41 (141)
2017	#416 (750)	#48 (1,311)	#136 (43)	#147 (18)	#92 (78)	#165 (226)	#41 (196)	#45 (143)
2016	#430 (724)	#50 (1,234)	#140 (42)	#195 (11)	#89 (82)	#152 (250)	#50 (178)	#58 (109)
2015	#432 (708)	#55 (1,153)	#154 (37)	#237 (8)	#91 (80)	#133 (307)	#45 (189)	#46 (126)
2014	#436 (695)	#70 (956)	#145 (42)	#191 (12)	#97 (80)	#138 (288)	#48 (199)	#49 (128)
2013	#438 (656)	#74 (842)	#142 (40)	#271 (6)	#107 (67)	#147 (262)	#55 (178)	#66 (106)
2012	#433 (639)	#88 (724)	#198 (28)	#273 (6)	#129 (56)	#152 (257)	#67 (157)	#80 (87)
2011	#439 (618)	#139 (448)	#231 (18)	#311 (4)	#117 (64)	#149 (247)	#93 (114)	#89 (76)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2025 at #377.
Holding steady over the last five years.
In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 2,000	uncommon
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 250	common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 450	common
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 200	very common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 200	common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 810	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Hugo is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 1,800 to 1 in 2,100.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Hugo (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Quebec	2025	#115	60
Ontario	2024	#186	71

Hugo (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Hugo	Canada	Boys	#173	196
Hugo	England & Wales	Boys	#46	1,094
Hugo	Ireland	Boys	#42	117
Hugo	Northern Ireland	Boys	#48	42
Hugo	NSW	Boys	#18	231
Hugo	Scotland	Boys	#114	44
Hugo	US	Girls	—	too few
Hugo	US	Boys	#377	837
Hugo	VIC	Boys	#31	179