How Many People Are Named Rupert?
people named Rupert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 182,479 people in the US has this name
Based on 5,611 babies named Rupert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
๐๐ Very Rare
Peak Year
161 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
German variant form of ROBERT. The military commander Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a nephew of Charles I, introduced this name to England in the 17th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
โง Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Rupert in the records were boys.
๐ฅ Age Distribution
The average person named Rupert alive today is about 50 years old, and 46% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 29 and 73 in 2025.
๐ Popularity Over Time
Rupert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 161 babies. In 2025, 29 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
๐ Rank History
Rupert has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #413, in 1899. In 2025 it ranked #3,830.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,830 |
| Best rank | #413 (1899) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #573 in the 1920s |
๐ State-Wise Distribution
People named Rupert alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Rupert were born in New York than in any other state: about 116 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Rupert was given 6.4 times as often in North Carolina, 2.9 times in Texas and 2.3 times in Florida.
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