Fun Facts About the Name Elpidio
- 783 babies named Elpidio: U.S. records list 783 babies given the name Elpidio from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Elpidio Mean?
Elpidio is a Romance-language form of the Greek personal name Elpidios (Ἐλπίδιος), which is built on elpis (ἐλπίς), the Greek word for "hope." The related stem elpidos (ἐλπίδος), the genitive of elpis, appears in the name, so its literal sense is "hopeful" or "of hope." The name passed into Latin as Elpidius, and Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese each developed the form Elpidio from that Latin spelling and pronunciation. The meaning is a straightforward noun-based personal name, not a phrase or sentence; the Christian reading of the "hope" as religious hope is a later interpretation layered onto a word that simply meant hope in ordinary Greek.
Elpidio Name History & Origins
The name belongs to the Greek-speaking Christian world of the first centuries. It appears in Greek as Elpidios and was carried by early bishops and martyrs, which is how it entered Latin as Elpidius. From Latin it spread into the languages of Italy and the Iberian Peninsula, taking the shape Elpidio in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
In central Italy the veneration of a bishop named Elpidius is reflected in place names: the towns of Sant'Elpidio a Mare and Porto Sant'Elpidio, in the Marche region, are named for him. The name also survives in Spanish and Portuguese usage, and through Iberian colonial influence it appears in Latin America and the Philippines; Elpidio Quirino, president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953, is a well-documented bearer. In modern Greek, the related feminine name Elpida (Ελπίδα) is also simply the everyday word for hope.
How Popular is the Name Elpidio?
Elpidio has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1994. Its best rank was #1,858 in 1935.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,576 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,706 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,832 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #11,245 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #9,232 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #11,488 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,390 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #6,767 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,363 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,211 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,756 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #7,003 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #10,408 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,811 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #4,517 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #3,881 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #4,116 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,363 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #6,397 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #4,986 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #5,216 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,508 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,304 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #3,984 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #5,101 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #3,952 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #6,855 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,301 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #4,250 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #3,543 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #3,480 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,626 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #5,001 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #3,677 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,450 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,807 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #2,950 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #4,810 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,074 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #3,219 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,456 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #3,134 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #2,743 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,616 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #4,139 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #3,644 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,519 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #2,916 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,402 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #3,454 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,351 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,372 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #2,554 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,699 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #2,407 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #3,623 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,503 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,216 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,288 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,151 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #1,963 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,377 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,497 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #2,064 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1945 | #2,823 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,698 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,960 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #2,535 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #2,668 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,953 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #2,997 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #3,703 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #1,858 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #3,070 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #1,935 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #3,926 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,715 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,494 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #3,063 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #3,486 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1925 | #2,812 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #2,702 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1923 | #3,025 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #3,986 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,500 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1914 | #3,397 | 5 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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