Hypatia is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “highest, best.” In 2024 it was given to 6 girls in the United States.
Hypatia belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “highest, best” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Hypatia first appears in Social Security records in 2013. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #9285 in 2022, and in 2024 6 babies received the name — 91 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Hypatia means “highest, best” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Hypatia is a girl name. In 2024, 6 babies received the name in the US.
Hypatia comes from the Greek tradition.
Hypatia first appears in US records in 2013. Its best-ever ranking was #9285 in 2022, and 6 babies were given the name in 2024.
Hypatia is pronounced /haɪˈpeɪ.ʃə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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