Lupe

Lupe: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Guadalupe”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: LOO-pay · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (76% girls, 24% boys since 1880)

Lupe is a Spanish diminutive of Guadalupe, used for any gender though often feminine. Guadalupe refers to a Marian title and place-name; the place-name's exact original etymology is uncertain.

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How popular is Lupe?

20244.8 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Lupe in 202416

Peak year1931

Total US babies since 188024,633

Lupe is steady now but far below its 1931 peak.

Names like Lupe

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Lupe questions

What does the name Lupe mean?

Lupe means "from Guadalupe". It comes from Spanish. Lupe is a Spanish diminutive of Guadalupe, used for any gender though often feminine. Guadalupe refers to a Marian title and place-name; the place-name's exact original etymology is uncertain.

Is Lupe a boy or girl name?

Lupe is used for both: about 76% of US babies named Lupe since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Lupe?

16 US babies were named Lupe in 2024. Its peak year was 1931.

How do you pronounce Lupe?

Lupe is usually pronounced 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.