Hippolyte
“one who unties the horses”
Boy’s name, of Greek and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 410th
- births in 2023–2025
- 370
- babies born in France
- 1 in 4,926
- +0.6% a year recently
- Stable
- record year (since 1900)
- 1900
Meaning and origin of Hippolyte
Hippolyte means “one who unties the horses” and is of Greek and Latin origin.
Popularity of Hippolyte in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1900.
- Over recent years, Hippolyte has been stable (+0.6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hippolyte every 24 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Hypolite10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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