Guadalupe
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning river of the wolf.
Babies a year
439
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
How Guadalupe has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #592 |
| 2016 | #641 |
| 2017 | #729 |
| 2018 | #905 |
| 2019 | #853 |
| 2020 | #953 |
Guadalupe by the numbers
Guadalupe was given to 439 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 1,406 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that mean a river
Like Guadalupe, each of these has a river in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Islaisland; from the river Islay1,959 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kendallvalley of the river Kent1,634 in the US (2017)
- Sabrinafrom the River Severn; Romano-British origin732 in the US (2017)
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Monroemouth of the Roe river; a surname as given name559 in the US (2017)
- Rioriver305 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Guadalupe, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Rudifamous wolf; diminutive of Rudolf110 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lupitalittle wolf; diminutive of Lupa81 in the US (2017)
- Rudolphfamous wolf; form of rudolf40 in the US (2017)
- Lowellyoung wolf; wolf-like36 in the US (2017)
- Randalshield wolf; variant of Randall27 in the US (2017)
- Phelansmall wolf17 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Guadalupe
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