Hugo
Featured in baby name books
Hugo is a distinctive variation of Hugh, meaning “intelligent” or “bright spirit.” Fashion designer Hugo Boss is a well-known bearer.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Hugo in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Hugo against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Hugo is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Hugo in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 837 boys were named Hugo, making it the #377 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 37,482 boys have been named Hugo, with the most (837) in 2025. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, New Hampshire and Nevada.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Hugo in other languages
- Hugh English
- Hugon Polish
- Hugó Hungarian
Hugo name days
- April 1 Czech Republic
- November 17 Latvia
- November 3 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Hugo
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Hugo, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Hugo (Category 5) | 1989 | North Atlantic | 259 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Hugo
There are 44 towns and villages with Hugo in their name, in 9 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 17🇺🇸 United States 11🇧🇷 Brazil 8🇧🇴 Bolivia 2🇪🇨 Ecuador 2🇬🇲 Gambia 1🇲🇿 Mozambique 1🇵🇦 Panama 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Hugo | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 14,388 | Map |
| Hugo | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | 5,224 | Map |
| Hugo Napoleão | Piauí, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3,518 | Map |
| Tio Hugo | Rio Grande do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 3,267 | Map |
| Hugo | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 736 | Map |
| Hugo Tress | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 15 | Map |
| Hugo Segura | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5 | Map |
| Hugo Camarín | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Hugo | La Paz Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| Hugo | Inhambane Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Hugo
There are 12 lakes and reservoirs with Hugo in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 10🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Hugo Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Hugo Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Hugo Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Hugo Lake | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Hugo Lake | Oklahoma, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Hugo | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Hugo | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Hugo | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Hugo | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Hugo | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Hugo songs
11 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Hugo in their title. The best known:
- 2 melodier av Hugo Alfvén: "Swedish polka", Roslagsvår med text av Alf Henrikson, Roslagspolketta. Pianoarrangemang: Bengt Hallberg – Hugo Alfvén
- Flickan i skogen ur Trestämmiga Sånger för Mansröster arrangerade för fyrstämmig manskör av Hugo Alfvén – August Söderman
- Geflüster im Gange. Dikt av [Otto Julius Bierbaum] Tonsatt för Sopran och tenor med ackompagnement av pianoforte av Hugo Alfvén – Hugo Alfvén
- Gossen i skogen ur Trestämmiga Sånger för Mansröster arrangerade för fyrstämmig manskör av Hugo Alfvén – August Söderman
- Hugo – Die Eier des Columbus (1996)
- I månans skimmer ur Trestämmiga Sånger för Mansröster arrangerade för fyrstämmig manskör av Hugo Alfvén – August Söderman
- Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen (Wolf, Hugo) – Hugo Wolf
- Sånger vid piano, 2dra Häft., Fem Sånger. Romance ur Maria Tudor af Victor Hugo – Isidor Dannström
- Till Mamma af Hugo Julen 1891 – Hugo Alfvén
- Victor Hugo – Miguel dos Anjos de Sant'Anna Torres
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Hugo
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Hugo.
Hugo Almeida
Hugo Barra
Hugo Brandt Corstius
Hugo Campagnaro
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Fictional characters named Hugo
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Hugo as a pet name
FurryName has found 4,581 dogs named Hugo in public pet registers, making it the #151 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (3125), Burnside (19), Basel (14). Hugo as a dog name →
FurryName has found 33 cats named Hugo in public pet registers, making it the #239 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Corangamite Shire (2), Nariño (municipality) (1), Surf Coast Shire (1). Hugo as a cat name →
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