Lupita

Lupita: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “little wolf”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: loo-PEE-tuh · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Spanish diminutive of Lupe, short for Guadalupe. As a form of Lupe, it is strongly associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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How popular is Lupita?

202411.4 per million US babies

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Babies named Lupita in 202438

2024 rank#3,892 girls

Peak year2007

Total US babies since 18805,720

Lupita is fading: recent use is about 52% of its level ten years before.

Names like Lupita

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Lupefrom Guadalupe · Spanish
Jadestone of the side · Spanish
Savannahtreeless plain · Spanish
Catalinapure · Spanish
Amayamother city · Spanish
Ximenameaning uncertain · Spanish
Aitanafrom the Aitana mountain · Spanish
Lolasorrows · Spanish

Lupita questions

What does the name Lupita mean?

Lupita means "little wolf". It comes from Spanish. Spanish diminutive of Lupe, short for Guadalupe. As a form of Lupe, it is strongly associated with Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Is Lupita a boy or girl name?

Lupita is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lupita?

38 US babies were named Lupita in 2024. Its peak year was 2007.

How do you pronounce Lupita?

Lupita is usually pronounced loo-PEE-tuh.

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.