Higinio
Higinio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Higinio Anglés (1888–1969), Spanish musicologist Higinio Carrocera Mortera Higinio Cazón (1866–1914), musician and Songwriter Higinio Marín Escavy, Spanish footballer Higinio García Fernández (1956–2017), Spanish footballer Higinio Fernández, Spanish racing cyclist riding for Team Ecuador Higinio Chávez García, Mexican politician…
Meaning & Origin of Higinio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Higinio is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Higinio Anglés (1888–1969), Spanish musicologist Higinio Carrocera Mortera Higinio Cazón (1866–1914), musician and Songwriter Higinio Marín Escavy, Spanish footballer Higinio García Fernández (1956–2017), Spanish footballer Higinio Fernández, Spanish racing cyclist riding for Team Ecuador Higinio Chávez García, Mexican politician…
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The Story of Higinio
Higinio first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 17 Higinios were born — ranking #1,945 that year. As of 2026, Higinio ranks #12,135 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 690 Higinios have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Higinio
Higinio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 690 births in the dataset. Higinio's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #1,945. Use the chart and map above to compare Higinio's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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