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Rupert

Boy

Meaning of Rupert: Germanic: 'bright fame'

Rupert is a boy's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 3710th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 83rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3710

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#83

637 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,611

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 23 babies1983: 25 babies1984: 14 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 22 babies1988: 10 babies1989: 23 babies1990: 11 babies19901991: 27 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 8 babies1995: 11 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 12 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 7 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 10 babies2004: 12 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 8 babies2007: 11 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 8 babies2010: 15 babies20102011: 8 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 13 babies2014: 16 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 15 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 13 babies2019: 22 babies2020: 24 babies20202021: 26 babies2022: 18 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 29 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Rupert per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 29.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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