Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Hugo name popularity since 1925
34,456 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Hugo. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Hugo is about 24 years old in 2026. Hugo peaked in 2025 as the #378 name for boys, and it ranked #378 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,456
- Named Hugo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #378
- for boys in 2025 (837 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 36 girls · 34,420 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 3.27× its national share
Peak year is the year Hugo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Hugo births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Hugo both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Hugo became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 11,500 baby boys to 1 in 6,240.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Hugo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Hugo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Hugo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 732 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 812 | #699 |
| 1940s | 0 | 529 | #779 |
| 1950s | 0 | 794 | #827 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,198 | #674 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2,271 | #516 |
| 1980s | 10 | 3,732 | #465 |
| 1990s | 20 | 5,611 | #432 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7,324 | #371 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,787 | #432 |
| 2020–25 | 6 | 4,630 | #378 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
31.6% of babies named Hugo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Hugo is most popular
The index compares Hugo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Hugo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3.27× | 10,884 |
| Texas | 2.66× | 6,563 |
| Arizona | 1.82× | 741 |
| Colorado | 1.40× | 544 |
| Washington | 1.23× | 646 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Hugo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Hugo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Hugo (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data