Girls' name · since 1912
Lupita
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 5,770 babies named Lupita, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,770
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lupita currently ranks #3217 among girls' names in America, with 5,770 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lupita has been recorded 5,770 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #3217 nationally and more common than 81% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #2,337 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,217 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,770 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lupita ranks #2,337 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,217 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,770 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,337 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,770
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lupita's 5,770 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lupita compares
5,770 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Lupita's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lupita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,770 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 159 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lupita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lupita splits its recorded history at 1972: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 159 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lupita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 159
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Lupita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,237 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Lupita's strongest decade.
1,237 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lupita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 101
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 124
1930s
124 births
- 1940s 273
1940s
273 births
- 1950s 379
1950s
379 births
- 1960s 390
1960s
390 births
- 1970s 435
1970s
435 births
- 1980s
1980s
581 births
- 1990s
1990s
993 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,237 births
- 2010s
2010s
939 births
- 2020s 308
2020s
308 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,237 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lupita 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 Lupita's total volume
Lupita by state
Where Lupita concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,911 | 33.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,392 | 24.1% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 351 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 218 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New Mexico | | 103 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 40 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 33 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 29 | 0.5% |
1,911 of 5,770 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Lupita appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lupita's data
- Lupita's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,237 total births); usage has since declined to 308 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lupitas (1,911 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lupita
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lupita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Lupita 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.