Hugo
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Hugo (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Hugo has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2006. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 271 |
| 1999 | 404 |
| 2000 | 623 |
| 2001 | 671 |
| 2002 | 735 |
| 2003 | 777 |
| 2004 | 873 |
| 2005 | 945 |
| 2006 | 964 |
| 2007 | 920 |
| 2008 | 885 |
| 2009 | 878 |
| 2010 | 873 |
| 2011 | 863 |
| 2012 | 778 |
| 2013 | 748 |
| 2014 | 696 |
| 2015 | 711 |
| 2016 | 687 |
| 2017 | 670 |
| 2018 | 681 |
| 2019 | 669 |
| 2020 | 712 |
| 2021 | 679 |
| 2022 | 643 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,117 |
| 2000 | 4,598 |
| 2001 | 5,164 |
| 2002 | 5,774 |
| 2003 | 6,440 |
| 2004 | 7,202 |
| 2005 | 8,044 |
| 2006 | 8,904 |
| 2007 | 9,725 |
| 2008 | 10,555 |
| 2009 | 11,369 |
| 2010 | 12,184 |
| 2011 | 12,949 |
| 2012 | 13,681 |
| 2013 | 14,386 |
| 2014 | 15,038 |
| 2015 | 15,715 |
| 2016 | 16,388 |
| 2017 | 17,038 |
| 2018 | 17,701 |
| 2019 | 18,347 |
| 2020 | 19,035 |
Hugo in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Hugo.Hi! My name is Hugo.
- Har du träffat Hugo? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Hugo? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Hugo kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Hugo is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Hugos mamma är lärare.Hugo's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Hugos mamma is Hugo's mum.
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Questions about Hugo
How do you pronounce Hugo in Swedish?
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What does the name Hugo mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, equivalent to English Hugh or Hugo.
How popular is Hugo in Sweden?
643 babies were named Hugo in 2022. In 2020, 19,035 people in Sweden had Hugo as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2006 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.