Hugo
4 countries#16 in France, 2022Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Hugo was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
France
151,124 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #16 · peaked in 2000 with 7,695 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, Rhône, Hauts-de-Seine, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States
37,518 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #377 · peaked in 2025 with 837 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
731 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #114 · peaked in 2022 with 48 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
300 births recorded 2000–2025 · currently #48 · peaked in 2025 with 42 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France rank history
Hugo’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | #3 | — |
| 2004 | #5 | ↓2 |
| 2005 | #5 | — |
| 2006 | #6 | ↓1 |
| 2007 | #7 | ↓1 |
| 2008 | #6 | ↑1 |
| 2009 | #8 | ↓2 |
| 2010 | #5 | ↑3 |
| 2011 | #6 | ↓1 |
| 2012 | #6 | — |
| 2013 | #2 | ↑4 |
| 2014 | #4 | ↓2 |
| 2015 | #6 | ↓2 |
| 2016 | #7 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #8 | ↓1 |
| 2018 | #9 | ↓1 |
| 2019 | #9 | — |
| 2020 | #10 | ↓1 |
| 2021 | #11 | ↓1 |
| 2022 | #16 | ↓5 |
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