Recorded 1910–1936 Girls' name Peak 1910 50 births

Ruperta — girls' name

50 babies named Ruperta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1910. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s231920s161930s11
1910s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Ruperta was born in this single decade.

1910
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ruperta in 1910 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ruperta

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Ruperta between 1910 and 1936, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ruperta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1910, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ruperta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ruperta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ruperta in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ruperta 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 50 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.

Ruperta at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

50

Since 1910

27 years of records

Peak year

1910

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1910

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1936

Ruperta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1910

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1910)
6
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4.555.566.5 193619341929192819211917191319121910 6

Ruperta by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
23 births that decade — 46% of Ruperta's all-time total
1910s231920s161930s11

Ruperta by state

Where Ruperta concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ruperta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 10.0%
Texas share of Ruperta's total US births 10.0%

5 of 50 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ruperta?
50 babies have been named Ruperta since 1910. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1910 with 6 births.
When was Ruperta most popular?
Ruperta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1910.
Where is Ruperta most popular?
The top states for the name Ruperta are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ruperta been used?
Ruperta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 27 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Ruperta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rupal, Rupa, 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, 1910–1936 (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.