How Many People Are Named Rupa?
An estimated 141 people in the United States have the first name Rupa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Rupa peaked in popularity in 1978 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Rupa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Rupa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
141
About 1 in 2,430,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1978
12 births
Total Registered
153
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Rupa
Rupa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 153 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Rupa as a female name
Ranked #8,569 in 1987
8 female births in 1987
Peak: 1978 (12 births)
Rupa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Rupa span from the 1960s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 78 babies were registered. Rupa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Rupa by Decade
How has Rupa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Rupa by State
Rupa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Rupa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Rupa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Rupa?
We estimate approximately 141 people named Rupa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,430,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Rupa a common name?
Rupa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 153 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Rupa most popular?
Rupa reached peak popularity in 1978, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Rupa is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Rupa a female name?
Rupa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Rupa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Rupa Smith, Rupa Johnson, Rupa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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