Hugo vs Jose

Hugo and Josecompared 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Hugo was ranked #46 and Jose #1199 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Hugo was ranked #64 and Jose #755 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2015, Hugo was ranked #150 and Jose #491 among boys in Norway.

Hugo and Jose over time

Hugo and Jose appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Hugo held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jose in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hugo and Jose changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2015, ending at #150 and #491.
Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Hugo rose about as far as Jose fell — from #216 and #680 in 1996 to #46 and #1199 in 2024.
Longest-running competitions
Hugo and Jose were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1945 to 2015, ending at #150 and #491.

List by list

Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1945–2015
Hugo held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Jose in 23.
Highest recorded here: Hugo #125 in 1957, Jose #180 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Hugo #150, Jose #491.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hugo held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jose in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hugo #45 in 2021, Jose #434 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hugo #46, Jose #1199.

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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
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
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
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

Side-by-side comparison of Hugo, Jose
Field	Hugo	Jose
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #18 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #1199 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Hugo and Jose both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

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 #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Jose

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #302 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2015
Highest recorded position: #180 among boys in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1945–2015).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys