Guadalupe: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “river of the wolf”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- gwah-dah-LOO-pay · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Both (73% girls, 27% boys since 1880)
From the Spanish place name Guadalupe, from Arabic wadi 'valley, river' plus a second element often explained as 'wolf'. The name is strongly associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
How popular is Guadalupe?
Babies named Guadalupe in 2024275
2024 rank#1,028 girls
Peak year1997
Total US babies since 188091,789
Guadalupe is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.
Names like Guadalupe
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Guadalupe questions
What does the name Guadalupe mean?
Guadalupe means "river of the wolf". It comes from Spanish. From the Spanish place name Guadalupe, from Arabic wadi 'valley, river' plus a second element often explained as 'wolf'. The name is strongly associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Is Guadalupe a boy or girl name?
Guadalupe is used for both: about 73% of US babies named Guadalupe since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Guadalupe?
275 US babies were named Guadalupe in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.
How do you pronounce Guadalupe?
Guadalupe is usually pronounced gwah-dah-LOO-pay.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.