Is Hugo a boy or girl name?
Hugo is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 797 boys were named Hugo, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 36,674 US babies named Hugo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #403
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Hugo since 1880
- 36,674
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 811 babies
Boys and girls named Hugo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 311 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,412 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,543 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 812 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 794 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,198 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,269 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 3,733 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 5,611 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 7,324 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 6,786 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 3,788 | 6 | 0.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 797 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 769 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 799 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 714 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 709 | #421 | 6 | #14,090 |
| 2019 | 648 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 733 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 750 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 723 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 708 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 695 | #436 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 656 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 639 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 618 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 616 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 722 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 779 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 740 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 811 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 796 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 759 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 727 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 715 | #368 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 637 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 638 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 598 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 570 | #416 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 530 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 519 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 528 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 548 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 587 | #393 | 8 | #9,915 |
| 1992 | 613 | #377 | 6 | #12,315 |
| 1991 | 566 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 552 | #416 | 6 | #11,912 |
| 1989 | 524 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 421 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 369 | #461 | 5 | #11,954 |
| 1986 | 368 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 344 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 298 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 293 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 350 | #456 | 5 | #11,095 |
| 1981 | 426 | #393 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 340 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 304 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 220 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 255 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 242 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 241 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 251 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 215 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 175 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 204 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 162 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 155 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 156 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 118 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 123 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 122 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 103 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 108 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 121 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 96 | #781 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 96 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 99 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 89 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 91 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 73 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 79 | #826 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 80 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 72 | #850 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 81 | #782 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 71 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 59 | #894 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 57 | #916 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 55 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 59 | #858 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 63 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 46 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 66 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 49 | #951 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 48 | #922 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 41 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 52 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 57 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 77 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 72 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 75 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 66 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 75 | #686 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 97 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 98 | #595 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 143 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 152 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 132 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 132 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 159 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 157 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 159 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 151 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 139 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 201 | #429 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 161 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 159 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 184 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 183 | #417 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 200 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 195 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 169 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 117 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 107 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 59 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 39 | #440 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 30 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 31 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 23 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 27 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 16 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 26 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 19 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 30 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 23 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 18 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 25 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 23 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 31 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 39 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 32 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 36 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 37 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 43 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 33 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 27 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 30 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 19 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 34 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 17 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 38 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 19 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 36 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 24 | #351 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Hugo reached #263 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #9,915 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Hugo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.