Rupert — #3779 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Rupert

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,567 babies named Rupert between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rupert currently holds the #3779 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 156 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rupert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Rupert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 319 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Rupert in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rupert 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 5,567 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.