Hipolito comes from the Portuguese tradition, meaning "Polite and protective.".
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How popular is Hipolito?
1974peak year
The name Hipolito reached its peak in 1974, with 37 registrations (ranked #1426). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1904. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #10557) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Hipolito has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,917 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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