Recorded 1913–1960 Boys' name Peak 1944 28 births

Policarpio — boys' name

28 babies named Policarpio in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61940s171960s5
1940s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Policarpio was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

7 babies were named Policarpio in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Policarpio

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Policarpio between 1913 and 1960, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Policarpio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Policarpio performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Policarpio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Policarpio in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Policarpio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Policarpio at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

28

Since 1913

48 years of records

Peak year

1944

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1913

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1960

Policarpio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1913

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1944)
7
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19601947194519441913 6

Policarpio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
17 births that decade — 61% of Policarpio's all-time total
1910s61940s171960s5

Policarpio by state

Where Policarpio concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Policarpio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 21.4%
Texas share of Policarpio's total US births 21.4%

6 of 28 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Policarpio?
28 babies have been named Policarpio since 1913. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1944 with 7 births.
When was Policarpio most popular?
Policarpio was most popular in the 1940s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
Where is Policarpio most popular?
The top states for the name Policarpio are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Policarpio been used?
Policarpio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 48 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Policarpio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Polo, Polk, Pollux, Pol, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1960 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.