Hugo: boy name in Québec, 2025 rank

Hugo year by year

Hugo drops 6 places from 2024 (ranked 110th then). Since 2020 (80 babies), the number of babies has fallen by 25%.

Year	Rank	Babies
2025	116th	60
2024	110th	63
2023	109th	63
2022	112th	64
2021	105th	73
2020	98th	80

Rank among boy names in Retraite Québec’s full list (names given to at least 5 babies).

Hugo since 1980

Curve: every birth with this name, girls and boys together, from the Données Québec name bank. Years with fewer than 5 babies are drawn at zero.

Hugo appears in the bank (at least 5 babies) from 1980 on. The peak year is 1991, with 261 babies. The strongest decade is the 1990s (1,849 babies). Since 1980, about 7,210 children in Québec have been named Hugo.

Neighbouring names in the 2025 ranking

The boy names just above and just below in the 2025 list.

Frequently asked questions

How many babies were named Hugo in Québec in 2025?

60 boys were named Hugo in 2025, according to Retraite Québec’s name bank. That is the 116th rank among boy names.

Is Hugo a popular name in Québec?

Hugo ranks 116th among boy names in 2025, within the top 250.

When was Hugo given most often?

In 1991, with 261 babies, counting every birth with this name since 1980.

Is Hugo a unisex name?

In Retraite Québec’s list, Hugo only appears as a boy name (at least 5 babies a year).

Where these numbers come from

Rank and number of babies by sex come from the full list of Retraite Québec’s name bank, which covers children eligible for the Family Allowance: nearly every child born in Québec. Names are published in capitals without accents; we add the usual spelling. The curve since 1980 comes from the open files of Données Québec, which count every birth with a name, girls and boys together.

Sources : Retraite Québec : Banque de prénoms, liste complète · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, filles · Données Québec : Banque de prénoms, garçons

Retraite Québec data as of October 1, 2026.

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