Guadalupe

Meaning: Uncertain; popularly wolf valley
Origin: Spanish — From the Marian title Our Lady of Guadalupe, after a river in Extremadura

Girl's name · #1248 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Guadalupe reached its best rank, #210, in 1997 and ranked #1248 in 2025. Roughly 67,000 girls have been named Guadalupe since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Guadalupe ranks in other countries and regions.

#27 in Mexico (2024) · #280 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,490 in Italy (2024) · #2,685 in Canada (2024) · #20 in Argentina (2021) · #2,386 in Austria (2014) · #1,864 in France (1973).

Famous Guadalupes

Guadalupe Pineda — Mexican singer (born 1955)
Guadalupe Marín — Mexican model and novelist (1895–1983)
Guadalupe Nettel — Mexican writer (born 1973)
Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri — Spanish Roman Catholic Venerable Saint and Professor (1916–1975)
Guadalupe Rivera Marín — Mexican politician (1924–2023)

Where Guadalupes come from

Among 134 notable bearers:

Mexico 42%, Spain 22%, Argentina 13%, Peru 4%, Chile 2%, Ecuador 2% and 13 more countries.

What Guadalupes become

Among 172 notable people named Guadalupe:

Political leaders appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (1956–2007).

Similar names: Esmeralda · Kaydence · Araceli · Mercedes · Dulce · Perla

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