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Hugo Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Hugo?

The somewhat popular name Hugo was the 422nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #263 was reached in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2006 with 811 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Hugo in any given year was 16 in 1905.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Hugo occurred roughly during the years 1886-1890, 1907-1915, 1948-1952, 1958-1962, 1964-1974, 1976-1981, and 1983-1989, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1934, and 1935-1940.

Where is the name Hugo popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

For a number of years, the name Hugo has been moving upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Hugo has risen.

The name Hugo still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Hugo (Girl)Hugo (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 726 422
2017 < 5 -- 746 417
2016 < 5 -- 721 430
2015 < 5 -- 708 432
2014 < 5 -- 695 436
2013 < 5 -- 656 438
2012 < 5 -- 638 434
2011 < 5 -- 618 439
2010 < 5 -- 615 440
2009 < 5 -- 722 407
2008 < 5 -- 779 388
2007 < 5 -- 740 400
2006 < 5 -- 811 369
2005 < 5 -- 795 371
2004 < 5 -- 759 366
2003 < 5 -- 727 365
2002 < 5 -- 714 369
2001 < 5 -- 637 396
2000 < 5 -- 637 399
1999 < 5 -- 598 406
1998 < 5 -- 570 416
1997 < 5 -- 529 429
1996 < 5 -- 519 432
1995 < 5 -- 528 432
1994 < 5 -- 548 419
1993 8 9,916 585 397
1992 6 12,312 612 377
1991 < 5 -- 567 401
1990 6 11,909 551 416
1989 < 5 -- 525 407
1988 < 5 -- 421 439
1987 5 11,946 368 461
1986 < 5 -- 369 454
1985 < 5 -- 342 468
1984 < 5 -- 298 484
1983 < 5 -- 293 493
1982 5 11,085 349 456
1981 < 5 -- 427 393
1980 < 5 -- 340 457
1979 < 5 -- 304 471
1978 < 5 -- 219 566
1977 < 5 -- 255 519
1976 < 5 -- 242 517
1975 < 5 -- 242 515
1974 < 5 -- 251 502
1973 < 5 -- 215 535
1972 < 5 -- 174 604
1971 < 5 -- 205 571
1970 < 5 -- 162 640
1969 < 5 -- 155 638
1968 < 5 -- 156 608
1967 < 5 -- 118 686
1966 < 5 -- 123 669
1965 < 5 -- 122 674
1964 < 5 -- 103 755
1963 < 5 -- 108 749
1962 < 5 -- 121 699
1961 < 5 -- 98 778
1960 < 5 -- 96 779
1959 < 5 -- 98 774
1958 < 5 -- 89 792
1957 < 5 -- 91 787
1956 < 5 -- 73 877
1955 < 5 -- 78 832
1954 < 5 -- 80 809
1953 < 5 -- 72 850
1952 < 5 -- 82 780
1951 < 5 -- 71 833
1950 < 5 -- 59 894
1949 < 5 -- 57 916
1948 < 5 -- 45 1,053
1947 < 5 -- 55 960
1946 < 5 -- 59 858
1945 < 5 -- 62 785
1944 < 5 -- 46 958
1943 < 5 -- 66 811
1942 < 5 -- 50 940
1941 < 5 -- 48 922
1940 < 5 -- 41 1,012
1939 < 5 -- 52 848
1938 < 5 -- 57 822
1937 < 5 -- 77 684
1936 < 5 -- 72 703
1935 < 5 -- 75 699
1934 < 5 -- 66 757
1933 < 5 -- 75 685
1932 < 5 -- 97 598
1931 < 5 -- 97 597
1930 < 5 -- 144 498
1929 < 5 -- 152 476
1928 < 5 -- 132 527
1927 < 5 -- 132 533
1926 < 5 -- 159 477
1925 < 5 -- 157 485
1924 < 5 -- 159 491
1923 < 5 -- 151 498
1922 < 5 -- 139 532
1921 < 5 -- 201 429
1920 < 5 -- 161 479
1919 < 5 -- 159 474
1918 < 5 -- 184 436
1917 < 5 -- 183 417
1916 < 5 -- 200 392
1915 < 5 -- 195 385
1914 < 5 -- 169 363
1913 < 5 -- 117 395
1912 < 5 -- 107 373
1911 < 5 -- 59 358
1910 < 5 -- 39 440
1909 < 5 -- 30 464
1908 < 5 -- 31 433
1907 < 5 -- 23 490
1906 < 5 -- 27 426
1905 < 5 -- 16 603
1904 < 5 -- 26 412
1903 < 5 -- 19 493
1902 < 5 -- 26 398
1901 < 5 -- 30 328
1900 < 5 -- 23 484
1899 < 5 -- 18 446
1898 < 5 -- 25 401
1897 < 5 -- 23 396
1896 < 5 -- 31 344
1895 < 5 -- 39 284
1894 < 5 -- 32 311
1893 < 5 -- 36 288
1892 < 5 -- 37 306
1891 < 5 -- 27 328
1890 < 5 -- 43 265
1889 < 5 -- 33 299
1888 < 5 -- 27 356
1887 < 5 -- 30 306
1886 < 5 -- 19 410
1885 < 5 -- 34 287
1884 < 5 -- 17 457
1883 < 5 -- 38 269
1882 < 5 -- 19 419
1881 < 5 -- 36 263
1880 < 5 -- 24 351

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.