Unisex name · since 1880
Guadalupe
Guadalupe has 66,916 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,916
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Guadalupe currently ranks #1248 among unisex names in America, with 66,916 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guadalupe has been recorded 66,916 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1248 nationally and more common than 93% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #493 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,248 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 66,916 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guadalupe ranks #493 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,248 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 66,916 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #493 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,248 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 66,916
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Guadalupe's 66,916 recorded births place it above 99.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Guadalupe compares
66,916 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Guadalupe's all-time total is 178x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Guadalupe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 66,916 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,406 | 21 | 19,840 |
Guadalupe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guadalupe's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 1,406, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guadalupe popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 1,406
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Guadalupe popularity over time - boys
25,081 total births recorded since 1881 (Guadalupe as boys' name)
Guadalupe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (12,524 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Guadalupe's strongest decade.
12,524 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Guadalupe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 87
1880s
87 births
- 1890s 222
1890s
222 births
- 1900s 470
1900s
470 births
- 1910s 1,512
1910s
1,512 births
- 1920s 3,803
1920s
3,803 births
- 1930s 2,985
1930s
2,985 births
- 1940s 4,798
1940s
4,798 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,780 births
- 1960s 4,210
1960s
4,210 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,197 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,071 births
- 1990s
1990s
11,871 births
- 2000s
2000s
12,524 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,956 births
- 2020s 1,430
2020s
1,430 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 12,524 births (19% of all-time use).
How Guadalupe compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Guadalupe's total volume
Guadalupe by state
Where Guadalupe concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23,515 | 35.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 22,328 | 33.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 3,945 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 2,767 | 4.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,326 | 2.0% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 1,127 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 967 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 789 | 1.2% |
23,515 of 66,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Guadalupe appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Guadalupe's data
- Guadalupe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (12,524 total births); usage has since declined to 1,430 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Guadalupes (23,515 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Guadalupe
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Guadalupe
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Guadalupe
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Guadalupe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Guadalupe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.