Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Hugo

#590 most common boys' name of all time · #1,313 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#590
Rank overall
#1,313 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
37,518
Since 2016
7,491
Peak year
2025 #378
Best rank
#266 1890
Girls Boys peak 837/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Hugo is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 837 837 #378
2024 — 799 799 #404
2023 — 771 771 #415
2022 — 800 800 #399
2021 — 714 714 #437
2020 6 709 715 #421
2019 — 648 648 #462
2018 — 733 733 #422
2017 — 750 750 #416
2016 — 724 724 #430
2015 — 708 708 #433
2014 — 695 695 #436
2013 — 656 656 #438
2012 — 639 639 #433
2011 — 618 618 #439
2010 — 616 616 #440
2009 — 722 722 #407
2008 — 779 779 #388
2007 — 740 740 #400
2006 — 811 811 #370
2005 — 796 796 #371
2004 — 759 759 #366
2003 — 727 727 #365
2002 — 715 715 #368
2001 — 637 637 #396
2000 — 638 638 #400
1999 — 598 598 #405
1998 — 570 570 #416
1997 — 530 530 #429
1996 — 519 519 #432
1995 — 528 528 #433
1994 — 548 548 #418
1993 8 587 595 #392
1992 6 613 619 #377
1991 — 566 566 #401
1990 6 552 558 #416
1989 — 524 524 #407
1988 — 421 421 #439
1987 5 369 374 #460
1986 — 368 368 #454
1985 — 344 344 #464
1984 — 298 298 #486
1983 — 293 293 #492
1982 5 350 355 #456
1981 — 426 426 #393
1980 — 339 339 #457
1979 — 304 304 #471
1978 — 220 220 #566
1977 — 255 255 #517
1976 — 242 242 #518
1975 — 241 241 #515
1974 — 252 252 #500
1973 — 216 216 #535
1972 — 175 175 #602
1971 — 204 204 #574
1970 — 162 162 #639
1969 — 155 155 #638
1968 — 156 156 #609
1967 — 118 118 #685
1966 — 123 123 #668
1965 — 122 122 #673
1964 — 103 103 #753
1963 — 108 108 #747
1962 — 121 121 #698
1961 — 96 96 #780
1960 — 96 96 #776
1959 — 99 99 #766
1958 — 89 89 #790
1957 — 91 91 #786
1956 — 73 73 #875
1955 — 79 79 #826
1954 — 80 80 #808
1953 — 72 72 #850
1952 — 81 81 #781
1951 — 71 71 #834
1950 — 59 59 #893
1949 — 57 57 #912
1948 — 45 45 #1,049
1947 — 55 55 #956
1946 — 59 59 #859
1945 — 63 63 #775
1944 — 46 46 #951
1943 — 66 66 #810
1942 — 49 49 #948
1941 — 48 48 #919
1940 — 41 41 #1,007
1939 — 52 52 #847
1938 — 57 57 #817
1937 — 77 77 #683
1936 — 72 72 #699
1935 — 75 75 #699
1934 — 66 66 #753
1933 — 75 75 #686
1932 — 97 97 #597
1931 — 98 98 #591
1930 — 143 143 #499
1929 — 152 152 #477
1928 — 132 132 #525
1927 — 132 132 #532
1926 — 159 159 #477
1925 — 157 157 #484
1924 — 159 159 #491
1923 — 151 151 #498
1922 — 139 139 #531
1921 — 201 201 #430
1920 — 161 161 #479
1919 — 159 159 #474
1918 — 184 184 #435
1917 — 183 183 #417
1916 — 200 200 #393
1915 — 195 195 #385
1914 — 169 169 #363
1913 — 117 117 #395
1912 — 107 107 #372
1911 — 59 59 #361
1910 — 39 39 #441
1909 — 30 30 #465
1908 — 31 31 #431
1907 — 23 23 #487
1906 — 27 27 #427
1905 — 16 16 #598
1904 — 26 26 #412
1903 — 19 19 #494
1902 — 26 26 #394
1901 — 30 30 #331
1900 — 23 23 #479
1899 — 18 18 #443
1898 — 25 25 #398
1897 — 23 23 #395
1896 — 31 31 #345
1895 — 39 39 #285
1894 — 32 32 #317
1893 — 36 36 #290
1892 — 37 37 #305
1891 — 27 27 #331
1890 — 43 43 #266
1889 — 33 33 #302
1888 — 27 27 #355
1887 — 30 30 #306
1886 — 19 19 #407
1885 — 34 34 #288
1884 — 17 17 #452
1883 — 38 38 #272
1882 — 19 19 #416
1881 — 36 36 #267
1880 — 24 24 #353