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Lupe

Rooted in Arabic, Lupe is a gender-neutral name that means "Arabic-Spanish, river of the wolf". It has not kept pace since its 1940s peak. In the current registry, it is uncommon enough to feel personal. The registry counts around 24,476 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

EtymologyShort for Guadalupe
ArabicArabic-Spanish – "river of the wolf"
Births by decade
1900s
284
1910s
1,535
1920s
4,490
1930s
4,625
1940s
4,864
1950s
3,118
1960s
2,684
1970s
1,358
1980s
738
1990s
466
2000s
231
2010s
83
Peaked in the 1940s · 24,476 total U.S. births since 1900