Unisex name ★ peaked 1997

Guadalupe

Meaning Guadalupe is a unisex given name in the Spanish language Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #1,248 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

Guadalupe is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.

Rank 2025
#1,248
among girls · ↓213 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
204
named Guadalupe · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,929
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1997
1,656 babies
All-time total
91,997
#493 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Guadalupe popularity over time

91,997 babies have been named Guadalupe since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 87 30 117 12 – #599
1890s 222 58 280 28 +139% #549
1900s 470 149 619 62 +121% #460
1910s 1,512 828 2,340 234 +278% #389
1920s 3,803 2,107 5,910 591 +153% #316
1930s 2,985 2,108 5,093 509 -14% #319
1940s 4,798 3,014 7,812 781 +53% #295
1950s 5,780 3,186 8,966 897 +15% #304
1960s 4,210 2,429 6,639 664 -26% #437
1970s 5,197 2,860 8,057 806 +21% #367
1980s 6,071 2,655 8,726 873 +8% #345
1990s 11,871 2,619 14,490 1,449 +66% #210
2000s 12,524 2,042 14,566 1,457 +1% #235
2010s 5,956 793 6,749 675 -54% #330
2020s (to 2025) 1,430 203 1,633 272 -60% #955

Where Guadalupe is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 172 0.11 outside top 500
2027 166 0.10 outside top 500
2028 161 0.10 outside top 500
2029 156 0.10 outside top 500
2030 153 0.10 outside top 500

Where Guadalupe is most popular

Girls named Guadalupe per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.143 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Illinois, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Guadalupe born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 331 0.394 +175%
Illinois 65 0.284 +98%
Texas 165 0.205 +43%
New Jersey 35 0.194 +35%
North Carolina 44 0.193 +35%
Arizona 27 0.192 +34%
Colorado 20 0.179 +25%
Washington 25 0.173 +21%
Georgia 36 0.158 +11%
Florida 65 0.152 +6%
New York 60 0.152 +6%
Nebraska 5 0.139 ≈ national
Tennessee 18 0.114 -21%
Nevada 5 0.108 -25%
Oregon 7 0.108 -25%
Utah 5 0.060 -58%
Indiana 6 0.043 -70%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -70%
Virginia 5 0.029 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Guadalupe

Guadalupe is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,248 in 2025 with 180 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 91,997 American babies have been named Guadalupe, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1997, when 1,656 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Guadalupe stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Guadalupe?

The median living Guadalupe is about 35 years old; half are between 22 and 57. An estimated 72 thousand people named Guadalupe are alive in the United States today.

median 35 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Guadalupe year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 180 #1,248 24 #4,299
2024 244 #1,035 31 #3,636
2023 251 #1,008 29 #3,827
2022 242 #1,053 41 #3,024
2021 245 #1,035 43 #2,880
2020 268 #955 35 #3,228
2019 313 #854 48 #2,672
2018 297 #906 58 #2,312
2017 391 #729 49 #2,575
2016 460 #641 69 #2,052
2015 505 #592 64 #2,155
2014 651 #484 81 #1,832
2013 666 #456 74 #1,907
2012 789 #392 116 #1,434
2011 909 #354 97 #1,592
2010 975 #330 137 #1,272
2009 1,112 #300 155 #1,170
2008 1,124 #298 194 #1,005
2007 1,221 #282 179 #1,050
2006 1,305 #255 205 #924
2005 1,272 #256 183 #954
2004 1,213 #267 196 #887
2003 1,331 #245 224 #785
2002 1,296 #245 223 #775
2001 1,342 #235 234 #744
2000 1,308 #246 249 #703
1995 1,228 #232 244 #675
1990 838 #328 272 #609
1985 609 #373 249 #558
1980 590 #390 307 #481
1975 566 #367 331 #433
1970 485 #452 248 #510
1965 415 #469 252 #486
1960 440 #466 237 #515
1955 577 #364 314 #415
1950 657 #304 362 #356
1945 535 #296 324 #330
1940 293 #397 194 #416
1935 254 #404 205 #380
1930 427 #319 246 #365
1925 385 #343 211 #412
1920 323 #366 176 #458
1915 155 #494 91 #602
1910 69 #492 38 #449
1905 54 #461 20 #511
1900 39 #545 11 #810
1895 20 #709 – –
1890 17 #649 5 #1,062
1885 11 #671 8 #730
1880 5 #870 – –

Famous people named Guadalupe

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Guadalupe Victoria Guadalupe Victoria President of Mexico from 1824 to 1829 1786–1845 · 18th century
  2. 2 Guadalupe Campanur Tapia Social activist, Mexico 1986–2018 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Guadalupe, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Guadalupe?

The median living Guadalupe is about 35 years old. Half of all living Guadalupes are between 22 and 57 years old.

How many people named Guadalupe are alive today?

An estimated 72 thousand people named Guadalupe are alive in the United States, based on 91,997 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Guadalupe mean?

Guadalupe is a unisex given name in the Spanish language.

How popular is the name Guadalupe in 2025?

Guadalupe ranked #1,248 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 180 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Guadalupe?

91,997 babies have been named Guadalupe in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Guadalupe most popular?

Guadalupe peaked in 1997, when 1,656 newborns received the name.

Is Guadalupe a boy or girl name?

Guadalupe is used for both: about 73% of babies named Guadalupe have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Guadalupe rising or falling?

Guadalupe is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Guadalupe become more popular?

Guadalupe is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 153 girls named Guadalupe in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Guadalupe?

Well-known people named Guadalupe include Guadalupe Victoria (politician), Guadalupe Campanur Tapia (social activist).

Names like Guadalupe

Names that sound and feel close to Guadalupe: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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