Rupert is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Rupert is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,831 for boy births in the United States (and #8,212 across all names), given to 29 babies. Rupert was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,831 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,878 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,194 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,392 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,104 |
| 2020 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,249 |
| 2019 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,613 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,635 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,964 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,998 |
| 2015 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,522 |
| 2014 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,667 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,546 |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,577 |
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,438 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,979 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,699 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,108 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,489 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,402 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,821 |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,444 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,141 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,341 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,040 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,521 |
| 1999 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,587 |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,403 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,213 |
| 1996 | 15 | — | — | #4,354 |
| 1995 | 11 | — | — | #5,435 |
| 1994 | 8 | — | — | #6,854 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | — | #5,695 |
| 1992 | 19 | — | — | #3,439 |
| 1991 | 27 | — | — | #2,592 |
| 1990 | 11 | — | — | #4,931 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | — | #2,764 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,720 |
| 1987 | 22 | — | — | #2,541 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | — | #2,867 |
| 1985 | 13 | — | — | #3,566 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | — | #3,247 |
| 1983 | 25 | — | — | #2,133 |
| 1982 | 23 | — | — | #2,257 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | — | #2,400 |
| 1980 | 14 | — | — | #3,220 |
| 1979 | 18 | — | — | #2,657 |
| 1978 | 10 | — | — | #3,803 |
| 1977 | 21 | — | — | #2,256 |
| 1976 | 25 | — | — | #1,985 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | #1,935 |
| 1974 | 21 | — | — | #2,113 |
| 1973 | 23 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1972 | 28 | — | — | #1,675 |
| 1971 | 24 | — | — | #1,855 |
| 1970 | 23 | — | — | #1,884 |
| 1969 | 26 | — | — | #1,635 |
| 1968 | 20 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1967 | 30 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1966 | 21 | — | — | #1,718 |
| 1965 | 40 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1964 | 33 | — | — | #1,382 |
| 1963 | 42 | — | — | #1,214 |
| 1962 | 43 | — | — | #1,199 |
| 1961 | 40 | — | — | #1,257 |
| 1960 | 51 | — | — | #1,096 |
| 1959 | 34 | — | — | #1,357 |
| 1958 | 32 | — | — | #1,395 |
| 1957 | 49 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1956 | 36 | — | — | #1,297 |
| 1955 | 54 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1954 | 39 | — | — | #1,211 |
| 1953 | 43 | — | — | #1,135 |
| 1952 | 62 | — | — | #903 |
| 1951 | 61 | — | — | #911 |
| 1950 | 54 | — | — | #945 |
| 1949 | 53 | — | — | #956 |
| 1948 | 70 | — | — | #818 |
| 1947 | 51 | — | — | #1,011 |
| 1946 | 45 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1945 | 62 | — | — | #789 |
| 1944 | 48 | — | — | #932 |
| 1943 | 66 | — | — | #814 |
| 1942 | 60 | — | — | #849 |
| 1941 | 58 | — | — | #838 |
| 1940 | 56 | — | — | #849 |
| 1939 | 53 | — | — | #842 |
| 1938 | 61 | — | — | #797 |
| 1937 | 54 | — | — | #834 |
| 1936 | 93 | — | — | #605 |
| 1935 | 77 | — | — | #690 |
| 1934 | 68 | — | — | #746 |
| 1933 | 72 | — | — | #716 |
| 1932 | 82 | — | — | #676 |
| 1931 | 93 | — | — | #620 |
| 1930 | 85 | — | #4,485 | #703 |
| 1929 | 86 | — | — | #665 |
| 1928 | 98 | — | — | #620 |
| 1927 | 104 | — | — | #615 |
| 1926 | 99 | — | — | #635 |
| 1925 | 122 | — | — | #561 |
| 1924 | 108 | — | — | #615 |
| 1923 | 141 | — | — | #512 |
| 1922 | 137 | — | #5,667 | #549 |
| 1921 | 139 | — | — | #531 |
| 1920 | 161 | — | #5,641 | #487 |
| 1919 | 113 | — | — | #563 |
| 1918 | 138 | — | — | #510 |
| 1917 | 117 | — | — | #540 |
| 1916 | 107 | — | — | #554 |
| 1915 | 117 | — | — | #517 |
| 1914 | 91 | — | — | #515 |
| 1913 | 66 | — | — | #535 |
| 1912 | 69 | — | — | #473 |
| 1911 | 30 | — | — | #560 |
| 1910 | 33 | — | — | #491 |
| 1909 | 21 | — | — | #587 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #652 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | — | #535 |
| 1906 | 21 | — | — | #502 |
| 1905 | 20 | — | — | #521 |
| 1904 | 20 | — | — | #490 |
| 1903 | 12 | — | — | #689 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | — | #851 |
| 1901 | 13 | — | — | #586 |
| 1900 | 27 | — | — | #441 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | — | #413 |
| 1898 | 22 | — | — | #432 |
| 1897 | 17 | — | — | #491 |
| 1896 | 20 | — | — | #456 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | — | #552 |
| 1894 | 19 | — | — | #460 |
| 1893 | 15 | — | — | #501 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | — | #518 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #943 |
| 1890 | 16 | — | — | #482 |
| 1889 | 11 | — | — | #620 |
| 1888 | 11 | — | — | #642 |
| 1887 | 12 | — | — | #538 |
| 1886 | 11 | — | — | #596 |
| 1885 | 11 | — | — | #599 |
| 1884 | 15 | — | — | #501 |
| 1883 | 9 | — | — | #672 |
| 1882 | 11 | — | — | #604 |
| 1881 | 10 | — | — | #583 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | — | #892 |