Boys' name · since 1913
Ugo
312 babies named Ugo in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
312 boys have been named Ugo since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ugo has 312 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2024.
- #10,363 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 312 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ugo ranks #10,363 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,363 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 312
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ugo's 312 recorded births place it above 77.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Ugo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ugo splits its recorded history at 1932: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1923 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1921 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ugo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2024
- Peak year (1921)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ugo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 41% of the file).
1920s was Ugo's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ugo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
60 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s 24
1930s
24 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (41% of all-time use).
Ugo by state
Where Ugo concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 19 | 6.1% |
19 of 312 births nationwide.
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- Ugo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Ugos (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ugo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ugo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.