Guadalupe

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A few things about Guadalupe you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 8,929 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Guadalupe, 180 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Guadalupe would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryGuadalupe has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Guadalupes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1997, when it ranked #210. Today it's #1,248, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowGuadalupe was 6.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,388 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 8,929.
• 🍂TrendGuadalupe has slipped 295 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,248. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedGuadalupe is most popular in California, where it ranks #575, followed by North Carolina (#729) and Illinois (#797). It's in the top 1,000 in 5 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlGuadalupe is given to both boys and girls: 88% of the 204 babies named Guadalupe in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Guadalupe means “wolf river”. Our records link it to Arabic, Mexican and Spanish roots.

About the name Guadalupe

Guadalupe is a gender-neutral name of Arabic, Mexican and Spanish origin meaning “wolf river”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with G and ending in “-upe”. US birth records list Guadalupe for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked #210 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,248, with 180 babies. Of the 204 US babies named Guadalupe in 2025, 88% were girls and 12% were boys.

Origin:Arabic namesMexican namesSpanish names