Ansgar vs Hugo
Ansgar and Hugocompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Ansgar was ranked #450 and Hugo #101 among boys in Norway.
Ansgar and Hugo over time
Ansgar and Hugo appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Hugo held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ansgar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ansgar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hugo in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 1945–2025
Ansgar held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hugo in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ansgar #188 in 1945, Hugo #101 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ansgar #450, Hugo #101.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Hugo
Pairs where Hugo shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Sebastian vs Hugo
Sebastian and Hugo changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1971 and 2025, ending at #125 and #42.
Sebastian · Hugo · 37 shared years, 1971–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Arthur vs Hugo
Arthur and Hugo changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 2025, ending at #57 and #42.
Arthur · Hugo · 49 shared years, 1969–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Archie vs Hugo
Archie and Hugo both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Hugo · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
- Charlie vs Hugo
Charlie and Hugo both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlie · Hugo · 32 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Side by side
| Field | Ansgar | Hugo |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #450 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #18 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ansgar and Hugo both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ansgar
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #188 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #450 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Hugo
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #186 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #46 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys