Boys' name · since 1880
Rupert
Rupert has 5,595 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,595
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,595 babies have been named Rupert since 1880, making it today's #3759 boys' name.
Rupert has 5,595 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3759 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,664 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,759 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,595 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rupert ranks #1,664 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,759 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,595 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,664 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,759 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,595
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Rupert's 5,595 recorded births place it above 96.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
How Rupert compares
5,595 Top 12% higher than 88% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Rupert's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rupert | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,595 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rupert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rupert's full recorded timeline at 1953, 29% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 71% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 156 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rupert popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Rupert popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1920 (Rupert as girls' name)
Rupert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,185 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Rupert's strongest decade.
1,185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Rupert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 107
1880s
107 births
- 1890s 167
1890s
167 births
- 1900s 181
1900s
181 births
- 1910s
1910s
881 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,185 births
- 1930s
1930s
732 births
- 1940s
1940s
569 births
- 1950s 464
1950s
464 births
- 1960s 346
1960s
346 births
- 1970s 218
1970s
218 births
- 1980s 183
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 137
1990s
137 births
- 2000s 109
2000s
109 births
- 2010s 164
2010s
164 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,185 births (21% of all-time use).
How Rupert compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Rupert's total volume
Rupert by state
Where Rupert concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 319 | 5.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 291 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 249 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 104 | 1.9% |
| #5 | California | | 81 | 1.4% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 68 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 54 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Florida | | 52 | 0.9% |
319 of 5,595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Rupert appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rupert's data
- Rupert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,185 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Ruperts (319 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rupert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Rupert 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.