Lupe

A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning wolf; diminutive or short form of Guadalupe.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Lupe by the numbers

Lupe was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 442 babies in 1927, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lupe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Lukefrom Lucania; light9,168 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a wolf

Like Lupe, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Connorlover of hounds; wolf lover6,405 in the US (2017)
  • Conorlover of hounds; wolf lover1,127 in the US (2017)
  • Raulwolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul555 in the US (2017)
  • Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Randywolf shield; form of Randolph386 in the US (2017)
  • Rudyfamous wolf; diminutive of Rudolf341 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Lupe

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