The baby name Hugues is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /yg/ (French; approx. 'yug' with French 'u' as in 'tu').
Hugues is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Hugues is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /yg/ (French; approx. 'yug' with French 'u' as in 'tu').
Hugues is Germanic in Origin.
Hugues is the French form of a pan-European name rooted in the Germanic element hug-, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz, meaning "mind, spirit, thought." Carried into Gallo-Romance by the Franks, it appears in Old French as Hue and in learned Latin as Hugo before settling as Hugues. The name’s sense of keen intellect and inner resolve helped make it a favorite among medieval elites and clergy.
It flourished in France from the 10th to 13th centuries - borne by Hugues Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty; Hugues de Payens, first Grand Master of the Templars; and the theologian Hugues de Saint-Victor - then waned, with modern use modest beside the now-fashionable Hugo. Major variants include Hugh (English/Scots), Hugo (international), Ugo and Ugolino (Italian), Huw (Welsh), and Hug (Catalan); medieval French diminutives such as Huguet, Hugon, and Hugelin also occur. Meaning is consistently tied to intellect, heart, and spiritual insight.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Boys | 0 | #43 | 2 | 917 |
| CM | 0 | #46 | 10 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #76 | 2 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| UY | 0 | #181 | 2 | 2,477 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #197 | 604 | 12,054 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #205 | 14 | 4,970 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #241 | 9 | 5,568 |
| France | Girls | 1957 | #259 | 4 | 1,034 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2014 | #327 | 5 | 2,348 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #343 | 15 | 8,477 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #371 | 17 | 2,865 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #553 | 8 | 11,671 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #655 | 11 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #839 | 82 | 15,656 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,110 | 19 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,147 | 32 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,440 | 32 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Hugues is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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