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Hugo

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Hugo: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A German pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Jeuwre. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Hugo: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #18, reached in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #45 to #216.200020052010201520202025#45#216
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#216
1997#213
1998#185
1999#173
2000#201
2001#190
2002#177
2003#175
2004#173
2005#179
2006#171
2007#179
2008#164
2009#164
2010#149
2011#139
2012#88
2013#74
2014#70
2015#55
2016#50
2017#48
2018#53
2019#48
2020#51
2021#45
2022#47
2023#48
2024#46
2025#46

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 79 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, #42 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #46 among boys in England and Wales, #101 among boys in Norway.

Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2009–2025

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #46 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #18 in New South Wales, Australia in 2025.

Hugo's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#461,094HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#461,094HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#481,174HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#471,193HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#451,325HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#511,196HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#481,329HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#531,279HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#481,311HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#501,234HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#551,153HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#70956HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#74842HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#88724HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#139448HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#149394HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#164339HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#164314HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#179274HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#171276HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#179248HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#173238HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#175221HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#177205HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#190179HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#201161HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#173196HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#185181HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#213151HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#216144HighVerified
2025New South Wales, Australiamale#18231InsufficientNot yet available
2024New South Wales, Australiamale#28192InsufficientNot yet available
2023New South Wales, Australiamale#21215InsufficientNot yet available
2022New South Wales, Australiamale#21239InsufficientNot yet available
2021New South Wales, Australiamale#35230InsufficientNot yet available
2020New South Wales, Australiamale#33212InsufficientNot yet available
2019New South Wales, Australiamale#39196InsufficientNot yet available
2018New South Wales, Australiamale#38217InsufficientNot yet available
2017New South Wales, Australiamale#41196InsufficientNot yet available
2016New South Wales, Australiamale#50178InsufficientNot yet available
2015New South Wales, Australiamale#45189InsufficientNot yet available
2014New South Wales, Australiamale#48199InsufficientNot yet available
2013New South Wales, Australiamale#55178InsufficientNot yet available
2012New South Wales, Australiamale#67157InsufficientNot yet available
2011New South Wales, Australiamale#93114InsufficientNot yet available
2010New South Wales, Australiamale#87121InsufficientNot yet available
2009New South Wales, Australiamale#92111InsufficientNot yet available
2023New Zealandmale#23115HighVerified
2022New Zealandmale#29112HighVerified
2021New Zealandmale#26127HighVerified
2020New Zealandmale#26126HighVerified
2019New Zealandmale#40110HighVerified
2018New Zealandmale#39111HighVerified
2017New Zealandmale#4796HighVerified
2016New Zealandmale#5495HighVerified
2015New Zealandmale#5694HighVerified
2014New Zealandmale#7461HighVerified
2013New Zealandmale#6771HighVerified
2012New Zealandmale#7173HighVerified
2009New Zealandmale#10053HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#8129HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#6736HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#8929HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#15016HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#11923HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#16914HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#15116HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#14718HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#19511HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandmale#2378HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#19112HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandmale#2716HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandmale#2736HighVerified
2011Northern Irelandmale#3114HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandmale#2676HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandmale#3903HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandmale#2915HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandmale#3154HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandmale#2634HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandmale#2205HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandmale#2773HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#10164HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#11550HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#11451HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#12248HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#10956HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#11943HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#14042HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#14942HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#16236HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#15538HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#15040HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#18431HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#21026HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#18332HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#25419HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#28216HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#25020HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#29015HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4447HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#35510HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#4257HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#4087HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#3459HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4137HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#27916HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#5115HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3998HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5095HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#5195HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#5984HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#4258HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#6164HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#39711HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4279HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4748HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5316HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#4977HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#41510HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#4399HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#4419HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#27818HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#4379HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#40510HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4638HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#27617HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#23122HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#29815HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#26318HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#22425HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#21227HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#24820HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#18834HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#17635HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#17537HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#18133HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#17832HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#14149HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#18828HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#14045HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#17129HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#18625HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#13642HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#15336HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#17227HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#15729HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#12543HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#19022HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#15230HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#15928HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#16428HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#19618HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#15629HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#15430HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#19219HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#17027HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#20218HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#20617HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#18620HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#42117HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6093HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#57105HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#52120HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#64108HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#9961HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#7587HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#8778HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#9278HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#8982HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#9180HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#9780HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#10767HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#12956HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#11764HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#14550HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#12958HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#17337HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#21023HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#19024HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#17224HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#22613HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#17918HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandmale#19316HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#16519HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#19612HighVerified
1999Republic of Irelandmale#18414HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#2805HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandmale#2429HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandmale#20012HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandmale#3014HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandmale#3393HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandmale#2109HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandmale#2884HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandmale#3233HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandmale#2326HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandmale#2605HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandmale#2457HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandmale#3263HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandmale#2536HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#3163HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandmale#3213HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandmale#3203HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandmale#3073HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandmale#3043HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandmale#2913HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#13536HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Hugo is officially recorded

7 official registrars have recorded Hugo, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1969Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1971Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1972Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1973Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1974Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1977Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1978Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1979Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1981Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1982Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1989Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1990Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1991Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1992Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1993Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1995Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1996Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1999Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2000Northern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: recorded in 2007Northern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2009Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2011Northern Ireland: recorded in 2012Northern Ireland: recorded in 2013Northern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2015Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2023New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2009New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2010New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2011New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2012New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2013New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2014New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2015New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2016New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2017New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2018New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2019New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2020New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2021New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2022New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2023New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2024New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 2025New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 2025New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2009New Zealand: recorded in 2012New Zealand: recorded in 2013New Zealand: recorded in 2014New Zealand: recorded in 2015New Zealand: recorded in 2016New Zealand: recorded in 2017New Zealand: recorded in 2018New Zealand: recorded in 2019New Zealand: recorded in 2020New Zealand: recorded in 2021New Zealand: recorded in 2022New Zealand: recorded in 2023New Zealand: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202579#101 in 2025
Republic of Ireland1969–202549#42 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202530#45 in 2021
Northern Ireland2000–202421#67 in 2023
New South Wales, Australia2009–202517#18 in 2025
New Zealand2009–202313#23 in 2023
Scotland20241#135 in 2024
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What is known about Hugo

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
7 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #18 in New South Wales, Australia in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.