Given name & surname · also Arabic
Guadalupe
“from the valley of wolves”·“from the river of the wolf”
Guadalupe is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “from the valley of wolves” (Spanish) and “from the river of the wolf” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Spanishกฺัวดาลูเป
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “from the valley of wolves” (Spanish) and “from the river of the wolf” (Spanish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Guadalupe developed from LUPUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Guadalupe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91,997
- 25,081 boys · 66,916 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 1,656 babies
- 2025
- 204
- #1,248 for girls · #4,299 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 13% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 180 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,248 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 32.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,406 in 1997. It also appeared in 24 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (56). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 128,245 as a first name in 2020; 4,723 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.
Guadalupe’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Guadalupe has a diminutive in Lupe. In Spanish usage, Guadalupe developed from the Latin form LUPUS. Guadalupe has a related form in Godalupe.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Guadalupe
- Guadalupe Victoriafirst president of Mexico (1786-1845)
- Lupe OntiverosAmerican actress (1942–2012)
- Guadalupe Campanur Tapiaenvironmental activist from Mexico1986–2018
- Pita AmorMexican poet (1918-2000)
- Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de HerediaSpanish chemist, educator (1916-1975)
- Guadalupe NettelMexican writerborn 1973
- Guadalupe LarrivaEcuadorian politician (1956–2007)
- Andrea PalmaMexican actress (1903–1987)
- Guadalupe PinedaMexican singerborn 1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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