Over the past 110 years, 5 girls and 28 274 boys have been named Hugo. The name Hugo ranks 19947th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Hugo in 1993. The peak of popularity of the name Hugo came in the 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.