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Rupert

Rupert: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bright fame”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
ROO-pert · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Germanic Hrodebert, the same source as Robert, via Old High German forms such as Hruodperht. Rupert is especially established in English and German usage.

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How popular is Rupert?

20248.7 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Rupert in 202429

2024 rank#3,779 boys

Peak year1920

Total US babies since 18805,583

Rupert is rising: use over the last five years is 2.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rupert

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Williamresolute protector · Germanic
  • Henryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Charlesfree man · Germanic
  • Milessoldier or merciful · Germanic
  • Robertbright fame · Germanic
  • Milogracious; dear · Germanic
  • Luisfamous warrior · Germanic
  • Richardbrave ruler · Germanic

Rupert questions

What does the name Rupert mean?

Rupert means "bright fame". It comes from Germanic. From Germanic Hrodebert, the same source as Robert, via Old High German forms such as Hruodperht. Rupert is especially established in English and German usage.

Is Rupert a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Rupert?

29 US babies were named Rupert in 2024. Its peak year was 1920.

How do you pronounce Rupert?

Rupert is usually pronounced ROO-pert.

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.