boy's name
Hippolyte
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 11,210
France
#440
2025 births
Hippolyte is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 105 babies in France, ranking #440. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2003, when 265 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 5,614 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Hippolyte over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 2,270 |
| 1910s | 1,380 |
| 1920s | 1,060 |
| 1930s | 545 |
| 1940s | 240 |
| 1950s | 190 |
| 1960s | 100 |
| 1970s | 55 |
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 875 |
| 2000s | 2,145 |
| 2010s | 1,480 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 815 |
How popular is Hippolyte?
In 2025, Hippolyte was given to 105 babies in France, ranking #440 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hippolyte
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hippolyte also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hippolyte over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hippolyte
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hippolyte — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hippolyte
Is Hippolyte a girl's or a boy's name?
Hippolyte is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Hippolyte most popular?
Hippolyte peaked in 2003, when 265 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Hippolyte a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hippolyte currently ranks #440 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.