Names / Boy names
Hugo
Current rank
#378
holding steady
All-time peak
#263
in 1881
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
37,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #263 in 1881 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Mind, spirit. Stateside, it enters U.S. records in 1880. It currently ranks #378 and is holding steady. It crested in 1881 at #263. Across all years, more than 37,500 children have been named this.