US rank #3889 Girls' name Peak 2007 5,720 births

Lupita — #3889 US girls' name

5,720 babies named Lupita in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s1011930s1241940s2731950s3791960s3901970s4351980s5811990s9932000s12372010s9392020s258
#3889
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Lupita was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

159 babies were named Lupita in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lupita

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,720 babies named Lupita between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lupita currently holds the #3889 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 159 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lupita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 1,237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Lupita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,901 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Lupita in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lupita 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 5,720 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.

Lupita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,720

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2007

159 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,889

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lupita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
159
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
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Lupita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
1,237 births that decade — 22% of Lupita's all-time total
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Lupita by state

Where Lupita concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lupita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,901 33.2%
#2 Texas
1,379 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%
California share of Lupita's total US births 33.2%
Even split

1,901 of 5,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Lupita appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lupita?
5,720 babies have been named Lupita since 1912. It currently ranks #3889 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 159 births.
When was Lupita most popular?
Lupita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,237 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Lupita most popular?
The top states for the name Lupita are California (1,901 births), Texas (1,379 births), Arizona (351 births).
How long has the name Lupita been used?
Lupita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lupita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lupe, Lupie, Lupine. 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, 1912–2024 (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.