Given name & surname
Cupid
“a romantic woman”
Cupid is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a romantic woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a romantic woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cupid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 432 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cupid’s family of names
Cupid has a related form in Cupide. Cupid has a related form in Cupyd. Cupid has a related form in Cupyde.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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