Total births
48
Girls' name · since 1973
Roopa
Roopa has 48 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 48
- total births
- 1973–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
Roopa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 48 recorded since 1973.
Roopa has 48 recorded births among girls since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1987.
- 48 total births
- 1973–1987 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 52% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
48 girls have been named Roopa since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1987.
- 48
- total births
- 1973–1987
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 52%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
52% of everyone ever named Roopa was born in this single decade.
1979
Single peak year
7 babies were named Roopa in 1979 - its busiest year on record.
Roopa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Roopa's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Roopa at a glance
Last recorded 1987Peak year
1979
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1973
Roopa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1987
- Peak year (1979)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Roopa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Roopa's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Roopa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (52% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Roopa? ▼
Roopa has been given to 48 babies in the U.S. since 1973, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1987. 7 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
When was Roopa most popular? ▼
Roopa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Roopa been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Roopa since 1973 -- 15 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Roopa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rooney, Roosevelt, Roohi, Rook, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Roopa
Nearby Names Like Roopa
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Roopa
Rooney Girl
#1965 858 births
Roosevelt Girl
#7622 363 births
Roohi Girl
#5785 130 births
Rook Girl
#13246 35 births
Rooh Girl
#13365 33 births
Compare Roopa side by side: Roopa vs Rooney Roopa vs Roosevelt Roopa vs Roohi
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1973–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Roopa: Baby Name Since 1973 - 48 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/roopa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Roopa 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 June 2026.