| Hugo | Reginald | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mind, intellect | counsel-ruler |
| Origin | Germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | HYOO-goh | REJ-ih-nuld |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (837) | 1962 (2,647) |
| In 2025 | 837 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hugo | Reginald |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,630 | 1,155 |
| 2010s | 6,787 | 3,068 |
| 2000s | 7,324 | 5,271 |
| 1990s | 5,611 | 9,724 |
| 1980s | 3,732 | 13,500 |
| 1970s | 2,271 | 17,191 |
| 1960s | 1,198 | 24,921 |
| 1950s | 794 | 19,338 |
| 1940s | 529 | 7,090 |
| 1930s | 812 | 3,864 |
| 1920s | 1,543 | 3,699 |
| 1910s | 1,412 | 1,929 |
| 1900s | 251 | 439 |
| 1890s | 311 | 231 |
| 1880s | 277 | 131 |
From the Germanic hug, “mind,” “heart” or “intellect.”
From Germanic 'ragin' ('counsel, advice') + 'wald' ('rule, power'), i.e. 'ruler by counsel' / 'counsel-power'. Note: this is 'ruler/power', NOT literally 'king'. Reynold and Ronald are closely related forms.
Hugo is more popular than Reginald today: about 837 US babies were given the name Hugo in 2025, compared with 0 named Reginald.
Hugo means Mind, intellect (Germanic origin), while Reginald means counsel-ruler (germanic origin).
In US records, Hugo first appears in 1880 and Reginald in 0, so Reginald has the longer recorded history.