Girls' name · since 1969
Rupa
153 babies named Rupa in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rupa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 153 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rupa has been recorded 153 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1987.
- #22,592 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 153 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rupa ranks #22,592 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 153 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,592 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 153
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Rupa's 153 recorded births place it above 68.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Rupa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rupa splits its recorded history at 1979: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1969 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rupa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1987
- Peak year (1978)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Rupa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (78 births, 51% of the file).
1980s was Rupa's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Rupa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 78 births (51% of all-time use).
Rupa by state
Where Rupa concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.3% |
5 of 153 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Rupas (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Rupa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~18 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, 1969–1987 (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 Rupa 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.