Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2007

Lupita

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,232 Trend ↓ Falling 35%
Rank 2025
#3,232
among girls · ↑637 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Lupita · +26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
159 babies
All-time total
5,770
#2,337 all-time among girls
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Lupita popularity over time

5,770 babies have been named Lupita since 1912, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2007Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 10 1 – #3,244
1920s 101 10 +910% #2,314
1930s 124 12 +23% #1,759
1940s 273 27 +120% #1,407
1950s 379 38 +39% #1,455
1960s 390 39 +3% #1,674
1970s 435 44 +12% #1,856
1980s 581 58 +34% #1,814
1990s 993 99 +71% #1,402
2000s 1,237 124 +25% #1,435
2010s 939 94 -24% #1,776
2020s (to 2025) 308 51 -45% #2,391

Where Lupita 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 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 44 0.03 outside top 500
2028 42 0.03 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

Where Lupita is most popular

Girls named Lupita per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.029 per 1,000.

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 Lupita 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 62 0.074 +156%
Texas 48 0.060 +107%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Lupita

Lupita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,232 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 5,770 American babies have been named Lupita. Its peak came in 2007, when 159 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Lupita stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lupita?

The median living Lupita is about 27 years old; half are between 16 and 45. An estimated 5,300 people named Lupita are alive in the United States today.

median 27 020406080100

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

Lupita year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 49 #3,232
2024 39 #3,869
2023 44 #3,556
2022 52 #3,145
2021 50 #3,239
2020 74 #2,391
2019 63 #2,720
2018 70 #2,523
2017 82 #2,277
2016 83 #2,297
2015 86 #2,206
2014 109 #1,862
2013 111 #1,832
2012 116 #1,776
2011 103 #1,934
2010 116 #1,779
2009 144 #1,567
2008 137 #1,649
2007 159 #1,473
2006 152 #1,466
2005 149 #1,435
2004 93 #1,993
2003 98 #1,880
2002 106 #1,727
2001 107 #1,692
2000 92 #1,860
1995 96 #1,584
1990 89 #1,661
1985 48 #2,196
1980 59 #1,858
1975 44 #2,009
1970 44 #1,942
1965 41 #1,787
1960 35 #1,942
1955 49 #1,455
1950 28 #1,819
1945 33 #1,407
1940 16 #2,070
1935 9 #3,066
1930 14 #2,378
1925 10 #3,266
1920 15 #2,424
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Lupita

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

  1. 1 Lupita Nyong'o Lupita Nyong'o Actress (born 1983) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lupita Jones Lupita Jones Mexican actress, TV producer, and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1967) Contemporary
  3. 3 Lupita Tovar Lupita Tovar Mexican-American actress (1910–2016) Contemporary
  4. 4 Lupita González Lupita González Mexican racewalker (born 1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lupita?

The median living Lupita is about 27 years old. Half of all living Lupitas are between 16 and 45 years old.

How many people named Lupita are alive today?

An estimated 5,300 people named Lupita are alive in the United States, based on 5,770 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Lupita in 2025?

Lupita ranked #3,232 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lupita?

5,770 babies have been named Lupita in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lupita most popular?

Lupita peaked in 2007, when 159 newborns received the name.

Is Lupita a boy or girl name?

Lupita is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lupita rising or falling?

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

Will Lupita become more popular?

Lupita is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Lupita 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 Lupita?

Well-known people named Lupita include Lupita Nyong'o (actor), Lupita Jones (actor), Lupita Tovar (actor).

Names like Lupita

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

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