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Rupert

Rupert is a boy's name meaning "German/English form of Robert", drawing on German roots. It peaked back in the 1920s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a real rarity. 1920 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.

GermanGerman/English form of Robert
EtymologyMeaning "bright fame"
Births by decade
1900s
181
1910s
881
1920s
1,195
1930s
737
1940s
569
1950s
464
1960s
347
1970s
218
1980s
181
1990s
137
2000s
109
2010s
129
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,148 total U.S. births since 1900