Hugo vs Hughes

Side-by-side comparison of Hugo and Hughes - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Hugo

Boy name · Rank #404

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Name B

Hughes

Boy name · Rank #4899

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Metric Hugo Hughes
Current Rank #404 #4899
Total Births (all years) 37,482 919
Peak Year 2025 1916
Peak Year Births 837 61
Peak Decade 2000s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1896

Births by Decade

Decade Hugo Hughes
1880s 277 -
1890s 311 6
1900s 251 -
1910s 1,412 190
1920s 1,543 135
1930s 812 90
1940s 529 76
1950s 794 73
1960s 1,198 21
1970s 2,271 6
1980s 3,732 26
1990s 5,611 29
2000s 7,324 43
2010s 6,787 105
2020s 4,630 119

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hugo Hughes
2014 695 9
2015 708 15
2016 724 8
2017 750 12
2018 733 10
2019 648 14
2020 709 19
2021 714 17
2022 800 24
2023 771 15
2024 799 20
2025 837 24

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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