Meaning of the nameHipólito

Hipólito is a masculine name of Greek origin, via Latin Hippolytus, meaning 'liberator of horses'.

Meaning

“liberator of horses”

People (2022): 1,513
Rank in Brazil: #6,221
Median age: 59 years
2010 Census: 1,879; people

Hipólito in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Hipólito, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (342 people).

0 women 1,508 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Hipólito is most common

States with the highest share of people named Hipólito in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Bahia 0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
Paraná 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	202	0.001%
Bahia	179	0.001%
Minas Gerais	151	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	124	0.001%
Paraná	105	0.001%
Santa Catarina	84	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	68	0.000%
Piauí	68	0.002%
Ceará	66	0.001%
Maranhão	58	0.001%
Pará	52	0.001%
Pernambuco	52	0.001%
Goiás	48	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	42	0.002%
Amazonas	29	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	28	0.001%
Mato Grosso	28	0.001%
Espírito Santo	26	0.001%
Paraíba	22	0.001%
Distrito Federal	21	0.001%
Sergipe	16	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Hipólito

Wiktionary lists Hipólito as a learned borrowing from Latin Hippolytus, which comes from Ancient Greek Ἱππόλυτος (Hippólutos). Behind the Name explains the Greek name as formed from roots meaning "horse" and "to release", hence "liberator of horses", and associates it with a figure from Greek mythology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,513 people named Hipólito, with a median age of 59. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia. The form with the accent is the standard spelling in Portuguese.

Sources

Wiktionary: Hipólito · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Hippolytus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Hippolytos · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Hipólito

What does the name Hipólito mean?

Hipólito means “liberator of horses”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Hipólito in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,513 people with the first name Hipólito, which ranks it number 6,221 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Hipólito a boy's or a girl's name?

Hipólito is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,508 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Hipólito?

Hipólito is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Hipólito most common?

Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Hipólito (179 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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