| Hugo | Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Mind, intellect | wolf |
| Origin | Germanic | germanic |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | HYOO-goh | WUULF |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (837) | 2021 (107) |
| In 2025 | 837 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Hugo | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,630 | 553 |
| 2010s | 6,787 | 555 |
| 2000s | 7,324 | 204 |
| 1990s | 5,611 | 127 |
| 1980s | 3,732 | 48 |
| 1970s | 2,271 | 64 |
| 1960s | 1,198 | 42 |
| 1950s | 794 | 60 |
| 1940s | 529 | 0 |
| 1930s | 812 | 0 |
| 1920s | 1,543 | 0 |
| 1910s | 1,412 | 5 |
| 1900s | 251 | 0 |
| 1890s | 311 | 0 |
| 1880s | 277 | 0 |
From the Germanic hug, “mind,” “heart” or “intellect.”
Directly from the Germanic element 'wolf' (Old High German/Old English wulf), meaning 'wolf'. It was the most common animal element in early Germanic names, often used as a short form of longer compounds such as Wolfgang or Wolfram.
Hugo is more popular than Wolf today: about 837 US babies were given the name Hugo in 2025, compared with 0 named Wolf.
Hugo means Mind, intellect (Germanic origin), while Wolf means wolf (germanic origin).
In US records, Hugo first appears in 1880 and Wolf in 0, so Wolf has the longer recorded history.