Recorded 1949–1999 Unisex name Peak 1949 27 births

Gudalupe — unisex name

27 babies named Gudalupe in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61990s21
1990s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Gudalupe was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gudalupe in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gudalupe

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Gudalupe between 1949 and 1999, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gudalupe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Gudalupe is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1961.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gudalupe performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Gudalupe shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. 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 Gudalupe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gudalupe 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 27 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.

Gudalupe at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

27

Since 1949

51 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1949

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1999

Gudalupe popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1949

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4.555.566.5 19991995199419931949 6

Gudalupe popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1961 (Gudalupe as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1961 5

Gudalupe by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 78% of Gudalupe's all-time total
1940s61990s21

Gudalupe by state

Where Gudalupe concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gudalupe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 18.5%
California share of Gudalupe's total US births 18.5%

5 of 27 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gudalupe?
27 babies have been named Gudalupe since 1949. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Gudalupe most popular?
Gudalupe was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Gudalupe most popular?
The top states for the name Gudalupe are California (5 births).
Is Gudalupe a unisex name?
Yes, Gudalupe is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 27 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Gudalupe been used?
Gudalupe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 51 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Gudalupe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gudrun, Gudelia. 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, 1949–1999 (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.