A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Lupe

/ˈluːpeɪ/ · unisex name · outside the top 1,000 in 2025
sunbaked · pithy · utilitarian

Origin & Meaning

AI-Written
Derived as a clipped form of Guadalupe, tracing linguistically to a mixture of the Arabic wadi for valley and the Latin lupus for wolf. It appeared as an independent entry in American birth rolls in 1885. It has maintained a steady presence as an unadorned standalone name ever since.
Also answers toLupita, Pita, Lu

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1885–2025

SSA Data
1885 peak: 572 souls, A.D. 1944 2025
2025: 13 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
66 yrs
Most Lupes were born around 1946 — predates the ZIP code.
Peak Reign
1944
№328 that year
Generation
Boomer, 45%
then Silent 22% · Gen X 20%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈25K ever born · holding steady
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Lupe grew up with

SSA Data
black-and-white TV·Elvis on Ed Sullivan·hula hoops

Generation Distribution — Living Lupes

SSA Data
Silent 22%Boomer 45%Gen X 20%Millennial 8%Gen Z 3%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Lupe peaked in 1944.
Estimated average age: 66.

What people think

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First Impressions

AI-Written
The name reads as direct, capable, and disinclined to waste syllables. Hearing it today brings to mind someone born during the middle of the twentieth century who knows how to fix things without consulting a manual. It carries a brisk, no-nonsense air. It sounds like someone who keeps a spare key hidden in a place nobody would guess.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01
The name reached its absolute peak in 1944 with 572 registered births.
Field Note 02
The average bearer is sixty-six years old, placing the densest cluster squarely in the post-war generation.
Field Note 03
Though about seventy-six percent of bearers on file are female, roughly one in four is male.

Notable Lupes

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Lupe Vélezstage and screen actress, b. 1908
Lupe Ontiveroscharacter actress, b. 1942
Lupe Valdezcounty sheriff and politician, b. 1947

Adjacent Names

Carmen · Consuelo · Ramon · Dolores · Cruz · Esther

Ephemera — If Lupe were a…

AI-Written
City
San Antonio
Color
Terracotta
Job
County clerk
Artifact
Steel desktop stapler
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