Recorded 1973–1987 Girls' name Peak 1979 48 births

Roopa — girls' name

48 babies named Roopa in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s231980s25
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.

What the Data Says About Roopa

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Roopa between 1973 and 1987, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roopa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roopa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Roopa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roopa 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 48 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.

Roopa at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

48

Since 1973

15 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1973

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1987

Roopa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1973

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19871985198119801979197619751973 5

Roopa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 52% of Roopa's all-time total
1970s231980s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roopa?
48 babies have been named Roopa since 1973. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
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?
Roopa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 15 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Roopa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rooney, Roosevelt, Roohi, Roop, and 4 more. 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, 1973–1987 (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.