Jupiter: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “sky father”
- Origin
- Latin
- Say it
- JOO-pi-ter · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (63% girls, 37% boys since 1880)
From Latin Iuppiter, the name of the chief Roman god, from an old Indo-European expression meaning 'sky father'. It is also the name of the planet.
How popular is Jupiter?
Babies named Jupiter in 2024156
2024 rank#2,086 girls
Peak year2021
Total US babies since 18801,624
Jupiter is rising: use over the last five years is 15.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jupiter
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jupiter questions
What does the name Jupiter mean?
Jupiter means "sky father". It comes from Latin. From Latin Iuppiter, the name of the chief Roman god, from an old Indo-European expression meaning 'sky father'. It is also the name of the planet.
Is Jupiter a boy or girl name?
Jupiter is used for both: about 63% of US babies named Jupiter since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Jupiter?
156 US babies were named Jupiter in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.
How do you pronounce Jupiter?
Jupiter is usually pronounced JOO-pi-ter.
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.