Lupe
#13,208 for girls in 2025, 6 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 75.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1927 · 443 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 18,621since 1885
Lupe over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #13,208 | 6 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | — | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #11,835 | 8 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #10,429 | 10 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | — | |
| 2010 | #12,276 | 8 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #9,476 | 12 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #7,733 | 16 | #9,788 | 7 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | — | |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #5,969 | 20 | #5,246 | 15 |
| 2003 | #15,784 | 5 | #7,831 | 8 |
| 2002 | #7,816 | 13 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #4,834 | 24 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #5,040 | 14 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | #5,840 | 10 |
| 1997 | #3,547 | 32 | #4,246 | 15 |
| 1996 | #4,059 | 26 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #4,348 | 23 | #2,923 | 24 |
| 1994 | #3,234 | 35 | #4,537 | 13 |
| 1993 | #2,882 | 41 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #2,576 | 48 | #4,872 | 11 |
| 1991 | #2,703 | 44 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,523 | 47 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #2,931 | 37 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #3,523 | 14 |
| 1987 | #2,852 | 34 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #2,228 | 46 | #2,779 | 18 |
| 1985 | #2,484 | 39 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #1,961 | 52 | #2,036 | 26 |
| 1983 | #2,022 | 50 | #1,955 | 27 |
| 1982 | #1,769 | 62 | #1,815 | 31 |
| 1981 | #1,700 | 67 | #1,811 | 31 |
| 1980 | #1,408 | 88 | #1,726 | 33 |
| 1979 | #1,496 | 79 | #1,833 | 30 |
| 1978 | #1,461 | 78 | #1,760 | 30 |
| 1977 | #1,303 | 89 | #1,645 | 33 |
| 1976 | #1,273 | 87 | #1,390 | 41 |
| 1975 | #1,100 | 106 | #1,170 | 52 |
| 1974 | #1,323 | 80 | #1,351 | 40 |
| 1973 | #1,066 | 108 | #1,238 | 44 |
| 1972 | #1,127 | 98 | #1,364 | 38 |
| 1971 | #1,021 | 121 | #1,526 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,042 | 118 | #1,142 | 52 |
| 1969 | #907 | 136 | #1,000 | 59 |
| 1968 | #846 | 145 | #1,026 | 52 |
| 1967 | #826 | 147 | #1,018 | 51 |
| 1966 | #792 | 155 | #926 | 62 |
| 1965 | #734 | 184 | #948 | 60 |
| 1964 | #738 | 198 | #936 | 66 |
| 1963 | #699 | 211 | #773 | 97 |
| 1962 | #627 | 259 | #802 | 89 |
| 1961 | #617 | 272 | #797 | 91 |
| 1960 | #618 | 264 | #813 | 88 |
| 1959 | #607 | 269 | #742 | 106 |
| 1958 | #618 | 255 | #796 | 88 |
| 1957 | #636 | 237 | #842 | 80 |
| 1956 | #673 | 204 | #889 | 71 |
| 1955 | #683 | 188 | #933 | 64 |
| 1954 | #607 | 224 | #819 | 78 |
| 1953 | #583 | 229 | #798 | 80 |
| 1952 | #624 | 200 | #801 | 77 |
| 1951 | #560 | 228 | #740 | 88 |
| 1950 | #511 | 253 | #681 | 100 |
| 1949 | #451 | 313 | #649 | 111 |
| 1948 | #408 | 376 | #554 | 146 |
| 1947 | #426 | 366 | #558 | 146 |
| 1946 | #372 | 414 | #519 | 153 |
| 1945 | #358 | 376 | #496 | 146 |
| 1944 | #328 | 434 | #514 | 138 |
| 1943 | #388 | 353 | #521 | 144 |
| 1942 | #424 | 290 | #587 | 112 |
| 1941 | #389 | 312 | #589 | 101 |
| 1940 | #353 | 333 | #591 | 100 |
| 1939 | #379 | 302 | #587 | 96 |
| 1938 | #346 | 344 | #522 | 123 |
| 1937 | #354 | 327 | #593 | 95 |
| 1936 | #350 | 326 | #617 | 89 |
| 1935 | #349 | 335 | #605 | 92 |
| 1934 | #326 | 367 | #592 | 99 |
| 1933 | #322 | 376 | #536 | 113 |
| 1932 | #328 | 376 | #535 | 120 |
| 1931 | #318 | 403 | #507 | 128 |
| 1930 | #326 | 405 | #572 | 109 |
| 1929 | #318 | 425 | #575 | 108 |
| 1928 | #354 | 370 | #629 | 96 |
| 1927 | #317 | 443 | #584 | 112 |
| 1926 | #340 | 384 | #637 | 98 |
| 1925 | #355 | 367 | #670 | 90 |
| 1924 | #353 | 377 | #647 | 98 |
| 1923 | #380 | 309 | #711 | 83 |
| 1922 | #352 | 342 | #914 | 58 |
| 1921 | #384 | 302 | #729 | 82 |
| 1920 | #390 | 284 | #865 | 62 |
| 1919 | #388 | 280 | #747 | 74 |
| 1918 | #457 | 215 | #902 | 54 |
| 1917 | #520 | 164 | #1,238 | 30 |
| 1916 | #581 | 134 | #1,120 | 34 |
| 1915 | #626 | 110 | #1,159 | 31 |
| 1914 | #574 | 97 | #1,260 | 22 |
| 1913 | #579 | 77 | #1,205 | 18 |
| 1912 | #608 | 65 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #617 | 48 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #610 | 47 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #662 | 36 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #698 | 31 | — | |
| 1907 | #666 | 32 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #742 | 24 | — | |
| 1905 | #587 | 35 | — | |
| 1904 | #727 | 23 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #836 | 17 | #910 | 7 |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #857 | 15 | — | |
| 1900 | #885 | 18 | #902 | 9 |
| 1899 | #906 | 13 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #840 | 16 | — | |
| 1897 | #895 | 13 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 | — | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1885
The first year at least five girls were named Lupe! It came in at #1,047, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1888, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lupe is popular in 1956
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#192 · 1 in 807
- Texas#237 · 1 in 1,305
- New Mexico#239 · 1 in 1,098
- California#329 · 1 in 2,444
- Illinois#781 · 1 in 14,987
Best ever in a state: #11 in Arizona, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #192 | 16 | 1 in 807 |
| Texas | #237 | 88 | 1 in 1,305 |
| New Mexico | #239 | 10 | 1 in 1,098 |
| California | #329 | 64 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Illinois | #781 | 7 | 1 in 14,987 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 2,937 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #13,208)
- 1,880 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #13,208)
- 1,373 spots since 2015 (#11,835 → #13,208)
- Biggest jump: 688 spots in 1897 (#1,583 → #895)
- Biggest drop: 690 spots in 1896 (#893 → #1,583)
Rise & fade · girls
42 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1927 at #317 (443 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1903–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,627
- Highest: 1 in 2,627 girls born in 1929 were named Lupe (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 267,878 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #317 in 1927, was only 1 in 2,692 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.3% of all girls named Lupe (3,603) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
- Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #1,047 (1885) | #1,097 |
| 1890s | 79 | #840 (1898) | #1,087 |
| 1900s | 242 | #587 (1905) | #774 |
| 1910s | 1,237 | #388 (1919) | #556 |
| 1920s | 3,603 | #317 (1927) | #354 |
| 1930s | 3,561 | #318 (1931) | #340 |
| 1940s | 3,567 | #328 (1944) | #390 |
| 1950s | 2,287 | #511 (1950) | #610 |
| 1960s | 1,971 | #617 (1961) | #740 |
| 1970s | 964 | #1,021 (1971) | #1,221 |
| 1980s | 513 | #1,408 (1980) | #2,210 |
| 1990s | 329 | #2,523 (1990) | #3,823 |
| 2000s | 152 | #4,834 (2001) | #8,110 |
| 2010s | 74 | #8,485 (2014) | #11,945 |
| 2020s | 31 | #10,271 (2024) | #13,467 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lupe in 1956
girls
#673
204 births · 1 in 9,842 girls
boys
#889
71 births · 1 in 29,793 boys
Top girls' names in 1956
Top boys' names in 1956
More about 1956
girls
2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 9,842 of them was named Lupe, which outranked 90.2% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 29,793 of them was named Lupe, which outranked 80.0% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).