How Many People Are Named Ruperto?
An estimated 710 people in the United States have the first name Ruperto. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Ruperto peaked in popularity in 1928 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ruperto 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 Ruperto paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
710
About 1 in 482,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1928
22 births
Total Registered
1,022
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ruperto
Ruperto is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,022 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ruperto as a male name
Ranked #13,935 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1928 (22 births)
Ruperto: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ruperto span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 130 babies were registered. Ruperto has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ruperto by Decade
How has Ruperto 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.
Ruperto by State
Ruperto + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ruperto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ruperto: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ruperto?
We estimate approximately 710 people named Ruperto 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 482,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Ruperto a common name?
Ruperto is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,022 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ruperto most popular?
Ruperto reached peak popularity in 1928, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ruperto is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ruperto a male name?
Ruperto is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ruperto Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ruperto Smith, Ruperto Johnson, Ruperto 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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