Girls' name · since 1950
Guadelupe
Guadelupe has 34 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1956 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #39,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Guadelupe sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 34 recorded since 1950.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guadelupe has been recorded 34 times among girls since 1950, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1994.
- #39,481 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 34 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Guadelupe ranks #39,481 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #39,481 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 34
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Guadelupe's 34 recorded births place it above 45.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Guadelupe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Guadelupe's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1962, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1956 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Guadelupe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1994
- Peak year (1956)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Guadelupe by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (16 births, 47% of the file).
1950s was Guadelupe's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Guadelupe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
16 births
- 1960s
1960s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 16 births (47% of all-time use).
Guadelupe by state
Where Guadelupe concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 14.7% |
5 of 34 births nationwide.
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What to do with Guadelupe's data
- Guadelupe's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Guadelupes (5 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Guadelupe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1950–1994 (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 Guadelupe 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.