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Hugo

Hugo ranks #53 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 26 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #79 among boy dog names.
Hugo's popularity trend

Hugo's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2019.

0.025%0.05%0.075%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
26
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#53
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+73
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 30 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Hugo mean?
/ˈhju.ɡoʊ/2 syllablesOrigin: Germanic languages

Hugo comes from the Germanic element hugi, meaning "thought," "mind," or "spirit." It shares that root with names like Hugh, and it was carried by medieval saints and nobility across Europe.

Hugo sounds friendly and a little dashing — easy to say, easy to love. It fits a pet with an alert, thoughtful presence, the kind who always seems to be paying close attention.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Hugo shows up

Cats named Hugo per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.07%
SeattleWA, US0.08%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%