Recorded 1950–1994 Girls' name Peak 1956 34 births

Guadelupe — girls' name

34 babies named Guadelupe in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s121990s6
1950s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Guadelupe was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

10 babies were named Guadelupe in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Guadelupe

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Guadelupe between 1950 and 1994, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Guadelupe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Guadelupe performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Guadelupe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Guadelupe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Guadelupe 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 34 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.

Guadelupe at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

34

Since 1950

45 years of records

Peak year

1956

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1950

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1994

Guadelupe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1950

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1956)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 19941966196219561950 6

Guadelupe by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
16 births that decade — 47% of Guadelupe's all-time total
1950s161960s121990s6

Guadelupe by state

Where Guadelupe concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Guadelupe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 14.7%
California share of Guadelupe's total US births 14.7%

5 of 34 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Guadelupe?
34 babies have been named Guadelupe since 1950. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1956 with 10 births.
When was Guadelupe most popular?
Guadelupe was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Guadelupe most popular?
The top states for the name Guadelupe are California (5 births).
How long has the name Guadelupe been used?
Guadelupe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 45 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Guadelupe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Guadalupe, Guadlupe, Guadulupe. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1950–1994 (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.