Recorded 1969–1987 Girls' name Peak 1978 153 births

Rupa — girls' name

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.

1960s51970s701980s78
1980s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Rupa was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

12 babies were named Rupa in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rupa

The Social Security Administration has registered 153 babies named Rupa between 1969 and 1987, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rupa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rupa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rupa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Rupa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rupa 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 153 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.

Rupa at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

153

Since 1969

19 years of records

Peak year

1978

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1969

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1987

Rupa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1969

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1978)
12
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
468101214 1987198419811978197519701969 5

Rupa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
78 births that decade — 51% of Rupa's all-time total
1960s51970s701980s78

Rupa by state

Where Rupa concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Rupa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Rupa's total US births 3.3%

5 of 153 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rupa?
153 babies have been named Rupa since 1969. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1978 with 12 births.
When was Rupa most popular?
Rupa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
Where is Rupa most popular?
The top states for the name Rupa are California (5 births).
How long has the name Rupa been used?
Rupa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 19 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Rupa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rupal, Ruperta, Rupinder, Rupali, and 1 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, 1969–1987 (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.