Lupe
Lupe is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Lupe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lupe is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Lupe
As a girl name
American parents first put Lupe on the record books as a girl name in 1885, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 443 Lupes were born — ranking #317 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 19K Lupes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lupe as a boy name dates back to 1899, when 5 babies received it. 1946 was its biggest year on record, with 153 newborns named Lupe — #519 in the national rankings. The 1940s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Lupes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 6K Lupes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lupe
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lupe. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Lupe
Lupe is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1885 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Lupe's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #317. Use the chart and map above to compare Lupe'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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