Lupita

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⭐ Famous Lupita

Lupita Nyong'o

Mexican-Kenyan actress and film director (born 1983)

Choose Lupita and your child shares a first name with Lupita Nyong'o, a Mexican-Kenyan actress and film director. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Lupita, like who?” Lupita Nyong'o's Wikipedia article is available in 78 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 32,787 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Lupita, 49 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Lupita would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryLupita first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1993, when it reached #1,397.
• 🍂TrendLupita has slipped 835 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,211. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningLupita is a Spanish form of Guadalupe, which means “wolf river”. Our records link it to Latin, Mexican and Spanish roots.

About the name Lupita

Lupita is a girl name of Latin, Mexican and Spanish origin meaning “wolf river”. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with L and ending in “-ita”. US birth records list Lupita for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 108 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked #1,397 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,211, with 49 babies.

Origin:Latin namesMexican namesSpanish names