Recorded 1970–1990 Girls' name Peak 1980 201 births

Rupal — girls' name

201 babies named Rupal in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1051980s891990s7
1970s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Rupal was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

17 babies were named Rupal in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rupal

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Rupal between 1970 and 1990, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rupal currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rupal performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rupal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Rupal in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rupal 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 201 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.

Rupal at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

201

Since 1970

21 years of records

Peak year

1980

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1970

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1990

Rupal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1970

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1980)
17
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
05101520 1990198719821979197619731970 7

Rupal by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
105 births that decade — 52% of Rupal's all-time total
1970s1051980s891990s7

Rupal by state

Where Rupal concentrates geographically — total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Rupal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
10 5.0%
#2 New York
5 2.5%
New Jersey share of Rupal's total US births 5.0%
Even split

10 of 201 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rupal?
201 babies have been named Rupal since 1970. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1980 with 17 births.
When was Rupal most popular?
Rupal was most popular in the 1970s decade with 105 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Rupal most popular?
The top states for the name Rupal are New Jersey (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Rupal been used?
Rupal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 21 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Rupal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rupa, 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, 1970–1990 (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.