Rupert
Rupert was the 3831st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 413th; the most babies were born in 1920 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved up 691 places. More babies were named Rupert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,831 boys, up 418 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 29boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,611babies recorded
Rupert popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,831 | 29 |
| 2020 | #4,249 | 24 |
| 2010 | #5,979 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,521 | 13 |
| 1990 | #4,931 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,220 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,884 | 23 |
| 1960 | #1,096 | 51 |
| 1950 | #945 | 54 |
| 1940 | #849 | 56 |
| 1930 | #703 | 79 |
| 1920 | #487 | 156 |
| 1910 | #491 | 33 |
| 1900 | #441 | 27 |
| 1890 | #482 | 16 |
| 1880 | #892 | 6 |
How popular is Rupert, counting every spelling?
Rupert has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rupert?
29 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rupert (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rupert born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 291 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rupert.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rupert?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Rupert are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 30 and 73. That makes Rupert a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rupert by state
How common Rupert was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Rupert
How popular is the name Rupert?
Rupert was the 3831st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 29 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 413th; the most babies were born in 1920 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved up 691 places. More babies were named Rupert in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rupert a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rupert in the US.
Where is Rupert most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rupert was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).